DRIVEN BY PURPOSE, DEFINED BY GENEROSITY AND GUIDED BY A VISION FOR BETTER HEALTH
With
Adrian Cosenza, CEO
Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) &
CEO, AOA Research Foundation & Co-CEO
Australia New Zealand College of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ANZCOS) &
Chair, Australian Ethical Health Alliance (AEHA) &
Chair, Australia and New Zealand Sarcoma Association (ANZSA)
PEOPLE IN HEALTH CARE SEGMENT
Filmed in Sydney | November 2026
Adrian Cosenza is an experienced Chief Executive Officer and seasoned director, having served in an executive capacity in three industries including medical education, technology, and banking and finance and in a director capacity on over 15 boards across five industry sectors in four country jurisdictions.
Adrian is the Chief Executive Officer and Company Secretary of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA), having joined AOA in July 2010 and is also the Chief Executive Officer and Company Secretary of AOA Research Foundation, chair of the Australia and New Zealand Sarcoma Association and chair of the Australian Ethical Health Alliance (AEHA). Since 2016 Adrian has served as the Australasian ambassador for the International Medical Education Leaders Forum convened by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Adrian is also the first national CEO CookOff Brand Ambassador for OzHarvest.
Over the past ten years, Adrian has led the modernisation of AOA into a vibrant and respected leader in the field of orthopaedics while also leading the establishment of Australian Ethical Health Alliance (AEHA), Australia’s consensus framework group with over 76 signatories representing over 1 million healthcare professionals and over 25m patients/consumers. Adrian was elected inaugural Chair of AEHA in 2019 and re-elected for a second term in 2023.
Adrian has three degrees, a Bachelor Commerce and Masters of Commerce from the University of New South Wales and an MBA from IMD Lausanne Switzerland. Adrian is a fellow of three professional bodies Australian Institute of Company Directors, Financial Services Institute, and CPA Australia
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