Matthew Miles

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Matthew William Miles is an Australian veterinarian, businessman, and executive in the Australian health industry. He is the Chief Executive Officer of MS Research Australia. [1]

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Veterinary career

Miles studied veterinary science at The University of Queensland from 1986-1991. Upon graduating, he spent two years in Mosman and Lane Cove working with Stephen Van Mil, an Australian veterinarian who later became a television and film personality. [2] [3]

Medical research

From 2007 to 2012, Miles served as Director of External Relations at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Medicine, [4] while obtaining a Masters of Business Administration degree there. In May 2012, he became CEO of MS Research Australia (MSRA), founded in 2004 by Simon McKeon. [5]

He received the Harvard Club of Australia's Not for Profit Fellowship (2015); [6] and in 2016 was shortlisted for "Not for Profit Executive of the Year" by CEO magazine. [7]

Personal life

Miles is the great-nephew of Sydney personality Bea Miles, the subject of numerous books and short stories (including the bestselling novel Lilian's Story , [8] later adapted into a film starring Ruth Cracknell, Toni Collette, and Barry Otto), and a play starring Toni Lamond. [9] Miles's grandfather, Arthur William Miles, and great-uncle, John (Jack) Miles, were owners and managers of George Street’s Peapes Menswear, a landmark gentleman's department store of the late 19th – early 20th centuries. [10] [11] [12]

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