Bronwyn King is an Australian
radiation oncologist and anti-tobacco campaigner.
She is the founder and CEO of Tobacco Free Portfolios, a not-for-profit organisation aiming to eliminate tobacco from investment portfolios globally. She is a diplomat for the Global Charter for the Public's Health by the World Federation of Public Health Associations.
Biography
King completed her medical training at the
University of Melbourne.
Following her graduation, she worked as an oncologist, treating patients with lung cancer and other health problems related to tobacco. In 2010 she had a meeting with a representative of her superannuation fund, Health Super (now
First State Super), who informed her that she was investing in tobacco through one of the default options for the super fund. Disturbed that she was contributing to the industry, she created Tobacco Free Portfolios. The organisation has since created tobacco-free finance policies that have been implemented by over 40 Australian Superannuation fund (including King's original super fund) and by financial organisations across 10 countries.
King presented at TEDxSydney in 2018 on "You may be accidentally investing in cigarette companies".
Honours and recognition
King was inducted onto the
Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2018 as a trailblazer in her tobacco-free activism. In 2019, King was appointed an
Officer of the Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...
for "distinguished service to community health, particularly through advocacy for institutional investment strategies".
In 2019, she was named Melburnian of the Year by Lord Mayor
Sally Capp
Sally Anne Capp is an Australian politician who is the 104th lord mayor of Melbourne, elected on 18 May 2018 and sworn in on 24 May 2018. She is also the former executive director of the development lobbying group the Property Council of Victori ...
for her work with Tobacco-Free Portfolios.
In 2022, Tobacco-Free Portfolios received a
World No Tobacco Day Award by the
World Health Organization.
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Officers of the Order of Australia
Australian oncologists
Women oncologists
University of Melbourne alumni