Jason Trethowan spent the bulk of his career in the health sector where he has been driven by a passion to improve health services and access for Australians.
Prior to becoming chief executive of the youth mental health foundation Headspace in February 2017, Mr Trethowan spent 18 months as chief executive of the Western Victoria Primary Health Network where he implemented a new organisational structure and led the transition of three Medicare Locals into a single PHN. He was also chief executive of Barwon Medicare Local in Geelong, and chief executive of the General Practitioner’s Association of Geelong. Earlier in his career, Mr Trethowan held managerial roles within Ballarat and Geelong Health Services.
Mr Trethowan is involved in many national health system networks and is a company director of Barwon Health and Professionals with Alzheimer’s (PALZ).
