Professor Raymond Lovett is one of Australia’s most influential and respected Indigenous  (Ngiyampaa/Wongaibon) epidemiologists. Professor Lovett leads the Mayi Kuwayu cohort study which has informed the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan. Professor Lovett was instrumental in founding the National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research: Yardhura Walani at Australian National University and has extensive experience in policy and practice implementation. Professor Lovett has a reputation for building Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander majority teams and leading large-scale research programs that translate to tangible and enduring benefits for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. He was Fulbright Scholar to Harvard School of Public Health in 2024 and was made a member of the order of Australia (AM) in 2025 for his service to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health as an epidemiologist.