Professor Tony Walker

Prof Tony Walker ASM has almost four decades of experience in the ambulance and emergency services sector, working across a range of senior clinical, operational and leadership roles, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of Ambulance Victoria where he led significant transformation to improve the health and wellbeing of their workforce and their response to the community.

Tony is a Registered Paramedic, a Fellow of the Australasian College of Paramedicine, and holds a Bachelor of Paramedic Studies, Graduate Diploma of Emergency Health (MICA) and Master of Education. He is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Director of Fairhaven Consulting and non-executive director of several not-for-profit organisations (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-walker-asm-259309a0/).

Tony is published in an extensive range of literature relating to advancements in paramedic practice and pre-hospital systems of care (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tony-Walker).

Tony has been awarded the Ambulance Service Medal for his significant contribution to the development of ambulance services at a state and national level and the National Heart Foundation President’s Award and Australian Resuscitation Council Medal (ARC) for his significant contributions to improving cardiovascular health and resuscitation practice and outcomes. He was a finalist for the Australian Mental Health Prize in 2019 in recognition of his work in improving paramedic mental health and wellbeing.