
Dr Annie Madden
Executive Director
Harm Reduction Australia
Annie Madden is the Executive Director of Harm Reduction Australia, which is a part time role she holds alongside a part time role as a Project Lead with the International Network of People Who Use Drugs (INPUD). Annie has provided technical expertise to UNODC, WHO, UNAIDS and has been a member of Australian Government delegations to the UN General Assembly. Until April 2016, Annie was CEO of the Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) and CEO of the NSW Users & AIDS Association (NUAA) from 1994 to 2000. In 2019, Annie was made an Officer of the Order of Australia. She is a leading advocate for centring community voices in research, policy and practice. Annie has a PhD in drug policy, living experience of injecting drug use, OTP and hepatitis C, and she has dedicated over 3 decades to improving the health, rights and dignity of people who use drugs.