Helen Conway

Helen Conway is an experienced leader, director, senior executive and lawyer who has worked in a range of organisations in the commercial, public and not-for-profit sectors.

Helen spent 10 years in private legal practice, including 7 years as a partner in a major law firm in Sydney, and then moved into the corporate sector where she worked as a senior executive. She has extensive experience as a Board Chair and Director in various sectors including health, transport, energy, housing and homelessness, education and training, financial services and domestic and family violence.

Helen is a champion for women’s rights. She was previously the CEO of the Australian Government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency, a statutory authority with regulatory and other responsibilities.

Helen is currently the Chair of KU Children’s Services, Chief Executive Women and Australian Business Volunteers and a Non-executive Director of the NSW Energy Security Corporation and Youth Off The Streets. She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.