Gregory Philips is Waanyi and Jaru, and comes from Cloncurry and Mount Isa. He has worked in healing, addictions recovery, youth leadership, medical education, philanthropy, health workforce reform and regulation, and Aboriginal affairs more generally.

He has a PhD (‘Dancing With Power: Aboriginal Health, Cultural Safety and Medical Education’), a research master’s degree in medical science (‘Addictions and Healing in Aboriginal Country’; published as a book in 2003), and a bachelor degree in arts (Aboriginal Studies and Government majors).

He is a change maker, thought leader and medical anthropologist. He leads change in cultural safety, race relations and decolonisation.

Gregory is a Professor of First People’s Health in the School of Medicine at Griffith University and is the Chief Executive Officer of ABSTARR Consulting. Gregory also chairs the Ebony Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Institute.