James Toomey
RSTO Steering Committee
James Toomey is Chief Executive Officer at SVA, most recently he was a Deputy Secretary in NSW Department of Communities and Justice and prior to that CEO of Mission Australia. He is motivated by the possibility that human service systems can create the conditions for people to change their lives.
He has a strong track record of leading and initiating collaborative projects such as The Possibility Partnership, The Constellation Project and the End Street Sleeping Collaboration. As a qualified social worker, he has worked in the front line of child protection and youth justice in the UK.
James has qualifications and experience over an extensive social sector career focused on delivering impactful services in the UK and Australia. He holds an MSc in Social Work, and an MBA and is a GAICD, and has sat on a number of non-profit boards.
Restacking the Odds is a national initiative led by the Centre for Community Child Health at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, in collaboration with Bain & Company and Social Ventures Australia.
RSTO is supported by the Minderoo Foundation.