Mr Rod Young

Chief Executive Officer

Aged Care Association Australia

Rod is currently the national CEO, Aged Care Association Australia, representing some 800 aged care providers across Australia. Prior to this role Rod spent many years working in the health and associated fields. He has managed acute care hospitals the last being as manager of the Prince of Wales campus in Sydney.

For three years Rod worked for Australian Business as their Industry Liaison Manager, which involved the creation of a nationally coordinated umbrella organisation covering the Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Australia.

He has previously been involved in Association Management and conducting a pilot program with the Uniting Church and the Federal Attorney Generals Department to prove the veracity of adjunct dispute resolution services outside of the litigation mainstream.

Rod holds two degrees both from the University of New South Wales in Law and Health Services Management.

He has an ongoing interest in ethics and medicine and has been a member of the Ethics Committee of the New Children's Hospital in Sydney. He is also committed to the improvement in standards of managers working in the health and related fields and has had many years involvement with the Australian College of Health Service Executives.