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Mr Ian Hickie

Executive Director, Brain and Mind Research Institute

Ian HickieIn 2003, Professor Hickie was appointed Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Sydney and Executive Director of the new Brain and Mind Research Institute. From 1997 to 2003, he was Professor of Community Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales. From October 2000 to July 2003, Professor Hickie was the inaugural CEO of beyondblue, and continued as the Clinical Advisor to beyondblue until June 2006. In 2006, Professor Hickie received the Australian Honours Award of Member (AM) in the General Division, for services to medicine in the development of key national mental health initiatives and general practice services in both the public and non-government sectors.