Jac Mathieson is an accomplished and values-driven executive nurse leader who brings more than two decades of experience across Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia’s health systems.

Jac is currently the Director of the Safe Staffing Healthy Workplace Unit at Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand, where she leads the national Care Capacity Demand Program which is embedded across all inpatient units for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals as well as improvements in safe staffing models that support both patient outcomes and staff wellbeing.

Her previous roles include Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer at Safer Care Victoria and Chief Nursing Officer at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, where she led transformational initiatives spanning clinical governance, nursing workforce development, innovation in care models, and organisational redesign.

Jac’s leadership is grounded in compassion, collaboration, and a deep commitment to improving the everyday experience of both healthcare workers and the people they care for. She’s known for her strategic thinking, her ability to bring people together around complex problems, and her unwavering focus on what matters most: delivering equitable, safe, and person-centered care.