Prof. Mike Woods

Michael Woods is a Professor at the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation at the University of Technology Sydney. He chairs the Editorial Board for the biannual reports on Australia’s Aged Care Sector and is a member of the Government’s Aged Care Advisory Committee. Professor Woods was recently a member of the Board of the Australian Digital Health Agency and a member of the Aged Care Financing Authority.

Professor Woods’ research focus is on aged care, the health workforce and the economics and financing of health systems. He specialises in policy development and program evaluations. He was previously Deputy Chairman of the Productivity Commission and Presiding Commissioner on over 20 national Inquiries. He led several landmark Reports including Caring for Older Australians and Australia’s Health Workforce. He has been a visiting scholar at the Australian National University and held Staff Consultant and Senior Expert Roles for the World Bank and OECD.