Alta Schutte is Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at UNSW Sydney, and the Global Co-Director of the Cardiovascular Division of The George Institute for Global Health. She is a globally recognised leader in the field of hypertension, having led major research programs in Australia and globally. She’s contributed over 550 publications, including the NEJM. She is a Trustee of the May Measurement Month global blood pressure screening initiative, an invited author of the Lancet Commission of Hypertension, and senior author of the 2020 International Society of Hypertension Global Hypertension Guidelines. Alta has received numerous international awards, and in Australia she received the NHMRC’s Fiona Stanley Award for the highest ranked $5 million Synergy Grant, and was listed by The Australian in 2023 and 2024 as the Leading Scientist in Vascular Medicine. She is the Company Secretary of the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance, Co-Chair of the National Hypertension Taskforce of Australia, and Past President of the International Society of Hypertension.