Professor Lin joined the LKS Faculty of Medicine as Executive Associate Dean in March 2019. She is concurrently Professor of Public Health Practice. Responsible for resource development & management, policy implementation and organizational development to the Faculty of Medicine – including human resources and budget, infrastructure, and institutional developments. Professor Lin has more than 30 years' experience in health policy and program development, health planning, and public health teaching and research. She was previously Director, Division of Health Systems, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila; Professor of Public Health and Head of the School of Public Health at La Trobe University, in Melbourne; and is the author of several leading public health textbooks in Australia and numerous articles on health issues in Australia, China, and globally. Vivian has also worked at senior levels in health policy in several Australian jurisdictions and in intergovernmental relations, including as Executive Officer of the National Public Health Partnership. She has also consulted widely for the World Bank, UK Dept for International Development, AusAID as well as the WHO, and served on multiple academic, government, community and editorial boards.