Claire McCarthy

Claire is a senior leader in fundraising and philanthropy with over 20 years’ experience working in the not-for-profit sector in Australia and Ireland. She is a committed advocate for philanthropic investment in initiatives to accelerate solutions to key issues facing the health care sector in Australia.
 
Claire is currently Head of Philanthropy and Fundraising with Calvary Health Care and has previously managed fundraising portfolios within HammondCare, Prince’s Trust Australia, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation and Bear Cottage Children’s Hospice.
 
Claire is a current member of the Enterprise Ireland Sydney Health Advisory Panel, and a previous mentor of the Enterprise Ireland Women in Business Mentor Program. She holds a Graduate Diploma in Clinical Counselling (ACU).
 
Claire brings to the Board a very personal experience shared with her husband during his journey through successful treatment for Head and Neck Cancer in 2016.