Paul Fennessy (BSc(Hons), PhD) has 35 years of combined experience in medical research, as an MSAC/PBAC evaluator, as Deputy Director of the Centre for Clinical Effectiveness at Monash Health and as Manager of the Genomics & Health Technology Unit in Victoria’s Department of Health for the last 20 years, including Victoria’s representative on/chairing various national committees regarding horizon scanning, genomics and health technology policy, reimbursement and commissioning. Paul has significant HTA, policy, funding and implementation experience. He proposed the development of a national policy framework for clinical genomics on the basis that genomic sequencing would be a disruptive technology that would significantly impact patient access, budgets and service delivery, which resulted in the development and implementation of the National Health Genomics Policy Framework. Paul also oversighted the commissioning of cell and gene therapies in Victoria and jointly developed the National Framework for assessing, funding and implementing highly specialised therapies and highly specialised services. Paul Fennessy Advisory was established early 2023 to assist policy, strategic, investment and commissioning/ implementation decisions focussed on expediting assessment, reimbursement and provision of new and emerging health technologies to patients.