Awarded for standing up for what is right
Mike Zervos, the recipient of the Impact Award, has dedicated his career to standing up for what's right.
Courage to Care CEO Mike Zervos was recently one of seven remarkable Monash University Business School alumni honoured at the annual Dean’s Alumni Awards.
Zervos, the recipient of the Impact Award, has dedicated his career to standing up for what’s right.
This year, the Dean’s Alumni Awards were expanded from one to six categories, reflecting the growing influence of Monash alumni at various stages of their professional journey.
Professor Simon Wilkie, dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, said, “They are remarkable leaders who are making impactful and lasting contributions to government, business, education and the not-for-profit sector.”
Zervos said, “As a business graduate, I apply the principle that investing in educating our younger generations will have a strong social return on that investment.”
His dedication to social justice spans three decades, with key roles at the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Alannah and Madeline Foundation and Guide Dogs Victoria earning him a 2023 King’s Birthday Honours Order of Australia.
Zervos joined Courage to Care as inaugural CEO in 2018 and has led the organisation through exponential growth.
“I am most proud of my time in the not-for-profit sector; being able to align my professional skills and experience to mission-driven outcomes has been very rewarding,” he said.
Having educated a total of more than 175,000 Victorian students about the dangers of racism, antisemitism and hate speech, the Courage to Care team are on track to reach more students than ever before.
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