Priyanka Rai

Priyanka is the President of BDSRA Australia and brings a wealth of experience with her, spanning 15 years in healthcare, advocacy and non-profit leadership. Priyanka currently works for Breakthrough T1D: Type 1 Diabetes (formerly JDRF International) as Director of Policy, Global Access. Here she leads global programs aimed at improving healthcare access in underserved regions, including their Basic Care Program and Diagnosis Pilots. She has previously worked for Painaustralia where she led the development of the National Strategic Action Plan for Pain Management and also at Dementia Australia where she advocated for individuals living with complex neurodegenerative disease, contributing to national policy reforms and leading programs that directly responded to the needs of the community. Priyanka is also the Founder and Principal of Pursuit of Pangaea (PoP) Policy, a pro bono strategic advisory consultancy dedicated to supporting purpose driven organisations with limited resources. Priyanka has a Master of Science in International Business and Management and a Bachelor of Business Management.