Associate Professor Michael Ben Meir is the Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Victoria and an Emergency Medicine Specialist with more than three decades of experience across clinical, executive and academic leadership. As CEO, he leads the delivery of accessible, high quality healthcare, wellbeing support and social connection for rural and remote communities across Victoria.

Prior to joining RFDS, Associate Professor Ben Meir served as Director of the Emergency Department at Austin Health, overseeing care for more than 90,000 patients annually, and previously held senior leadership roles at Cabrini Hospital as Director of Medical Services and Director of Emergency Medicine.

His work spans healthcare innovation, digital health and emergency medicine, with extensive publications on patient flow, electronic health records and telehealth. He is actively involved in professional organisations, including the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, and holds academic appointments at the University of Melbourne and Monash University.