Mr Lucas Patchett OAM

Lucas Patchett OAM is an accomplished social entrepreneur with extensive leadership experience across the community sector and statutory health systems.

As the co-founder and CEO of Orange Sky, Lucas has built a leading not for profit supporting vulnerable populations across more than 65 communities in Australia and New Zealand. Leading an organisation of more than 80 staff and 5,000 volunteers, he brings deep expertise in frontline service innovation, lived experience integration and culturally safe co-design from cities to remote communities.

His executive leadership is complemented by five years as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service—a $2.5 billion statutory authority—where he served across Audit and Risk, Finance and Performance, Safety and Quality and Research sub-committees.

A 2020 Order of Australia medal recipient, 2024 Churchill Fellow, graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a local Brisbane North resident, Lucas brings a balanced combination of fit-for-purpose governance, commerciality along with a values led approach. He is passionate about bridging health equity and driving better outcomes for the communities in which he works.