Anna McNicol joined the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Global Health Division in January 2024. As Director Global Health Funds she manages relationships with a wide range of global health institutions including the Pandemic Fund, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Global Fund, and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).
Anna has extensive international development experience, including working in DFAT’s Office of the Pacific and Southeast Asia Maritime Division. Anna has served overseas in Indonesia as Counsellor (Economic Governance and Infrastructure) and in the Solomon Islands, both as a civilian under the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) and working for the Australian High Commission, with a focus on economic reform. Anna holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Adelaide.