Our People

Professor Vishaal Kishore is a strategist, political economist, academic and commentator.  He is a leading thinker at the boundary of the public and private, the human and the technological.

Vishaal is Professor of Innovation and Public Policy at RMIT University, where he founded and leads the Health Transformation Lab and is architect of a number of applied innovation initiatives.  He co-founded The MedTech Actuator – Australia’s National MedTech Catalyst, sits on the Investment Committee of Artesian Venture Partner’s MedTech venture capital fund, and holds a number of board and advisory positions across the Australian and regional innovation and impact ecosystems.

He has previously been Deputy Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services; director for government strategy in EY’s management consulting practice; a mergers and acquisitions lawyer; and an Associate at the Federal Court of Australia. Vishaal has held academic/research fellowships at Harvard and Brown Universities in the United States, and the University of Melbourne and Monash University in Australia.

Vishaal holds a doctorate from Harvard University, where his work focused on the intersection of law, political economy and socio-political theory.

Sai Ram is a data enthusiast with a recent master’s degree in data science from Monash University, Australia. He is skilled in analysing natural language, numerical, image, and video data, leveraging advanced AI/ML techniques to generate business insights product(s). He has always been keen on learning new technologies and updating himself on the go.

Sai has been a part of multiple inter-disciplinary teams throughout his career, in environments that include consulting, HR, gender equity and diversity, and software development. He recently worked on developing a website that incorporated a deep learning NLP model that gauges the stress/mental status of young adults in Australia with poor mental health.

He is now a Specialist at the Health Transformation Lab.

Mondo is a self-driven solution developer with a master’s degree in Mechatronics and Engineering Management from Deakin University. He has shown an aptitude for Embedded software development, IoT Applications, and idea proofing. He is eager to transform ideas into viable products, developing problem-solving techniques and skills by engaging with different stakeholders.

Mondo has worked in one of Geelong’s innovation businesses as a project coordinator where he assisted in innovation initiatives inclusive of projects supporting user experience, research & development, and services.

He is now a Specialist at Health Transformation Lab.

Marcus is the Alliance Manager for the National Industry Innovation Network (NIIN) Healthcare Alliance, at the Health Transformation Lab, RMIT University, responsible for identifying and driving partnership, skills development and showcasing opportunities for the alliance across government,
academia, and industry.
Prior to this, Marcus held various leadership roles in his 25 years career at Cisco, and contributed significantly across sales, customer experience, marketing, business development, and corporate social responsibility. He has extensive working experiences in the enterprise and public sectors
across the Asia Pacific region. In his first five years at Cisco, he rolled out the Cisco Networking Academy Program to more than 1,000 academies in 24 countries that achieved over 30,000 student completions and reach 85,000 annual student enrolment during that period. This program
has since benefited millions across the region. Prior to Cisco, Marcus held technical and education sales roles at Novell ASEAN, technical
network consultant roles with the National Computer Board of Singapore, and teaching faculty positions at the Information Communication Institute of Singapore.
Marcus holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Computer Science and Electronics from the University of Edinburgh. He also has over 20 years of contributions to the Worldskills movement, held countless advisory roles in academic advisory committees with all technical institutions of higher learning in Singapore, as well as the Singapore Ministry of Education.

Max is a strategist and systems design advisor working at the intersection of health, creative practice, systems change and education reform. With an education background in entrepreneurship, behavioural psychology and performing arts.

Max leads applied innovation initiatives at the Health Transformation Lab. Her work includes designing scalable pilot delivery models, future-focused education and workforce skilling frameworks, and advancing design and creative practice models to drive adaptive systems change and meaningful innovation in health.