The Jawun Board consists of leading Australian minds across the corporate, government, Indigenous and philanthropic sectors.

Daryle joined the Board on 18 March 2024 and was appointed Co-Chair on 1 April 2025.
Daryle Rigney is a citizen of the Ngarrindjeri Nation and Emeritus Professor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Prior to his retirement in 2025, he was Director of the Indigenous Nation Building and Governance Research hub, Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research, UTS.
He is currently a director of the Ngarrindjeri Native Title Compensation Trust, the Ngarrindjeri Native Title Management Committee and the Goodes O’Loughlin Foundation. He is also a member of the Governing Board of the Repatriation Digital Archive, Australian National University, the International Advisory Council, Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona and a Pou & Senior Fellow, Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity, Melbourne & Atlantic Institute, Oxford.
Previously Daryle has been a board member of The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI) and Deputy Chair of the Australian Indigenous Governance Institute (AIGI).

Susan joined the Board on 4 December 2023 and was appointed Co-Chair on 1 April 2025.
Susan is a non-executive director of Mineral Resources Limited, Airservices Australia and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) and chairs the Board Remuneration Committees for these organisations. She is also an External Member of the People & Culture Committee of the University of Sydney.
Susan’s prior Boards and Committees include the Financial Executives Institute, the Committee for Sydney, the Royal Women’s Hospital Foundation and the Message Stick Foundation.

Peter joined the Jawun Board on 28 September 2023 and was appointed Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee on 15 September 2025
Peter retired as Westpac Group CEO in December 2024 after 5 years in the role. In his 30 years at Westpac, Peter also held the Chief Financial Officer role for 5 years as well as senior finance positions in the Group and Divisions.
Peter started his career at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, holds a Bachelor of Economics from Sydney University, and completed the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Anthony joined the Jawun Board on 5 March 2015.
Anthony is a Senior Partner (and former Managing Partner) of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Australia and New Zealand, having previously led BCG’s Public Sector Practice in Asia Pacific, and been for ten years part of BCG’s global leadership team for Social Impact.
He has worked at different parts of his career across the private sector and government in Australia and overseas, covering areas such as infrastructure, communications, transport, energy, health, social services and education.
Anthony has been involved with Indigenous development since 2003 when he spent a year working in Cape York with Indigenous organisations, and on the national strategy for Jawun (then known as IEP).
Prior to BCG, Anthony was a lawyer with Minter Ellison in Australia and Europe. He holds Law and Economics degrees from Adelaide University, and a Master of Law from Oxford University (First Class) where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

Shelley joined the Board on 28 September 2023.
Shelley, a proud Nyoongar woman from Perth, is deeply passionate about unleashing the potential of First Nations people through economic and financial empowerment. As Head of First Nations Strategy (Australia) at ANZ, Shelley is leading ANZ's approach to advancing economic self-determination.
Shelley’s expertise and leadership has been recognised nationally, including through her appointment to the Australian Government’s Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce, and internationally, through her advocacy at the United Nations on financial literacy.
Shelley is also a member of Chief Executive Women and an Advisor to the Noongar Charitable Trust.

Richard joined the Board on 19 March 2024.
Richard was the Managing Partner of international law firm Allens for over ten years. Before becoming Managing Partner, he was a partner at Allens in the corporate group, focussing on mergers and acquisitions and governance advice.
Richard is also an Ambassador for the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation and a member of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation Chairman's Panel.

Katherine joined the Board on 15 September 2025.
Katherine is the Secretary of the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department, a position she has held since August 2021. She is the Indigenous Champion for the Australian Public Service. Previous roles include Associate Secretary in the Department of Defence and Deputy Secretary in the Department of Finance. Prior to that she served for 19 years in the Attorney-General’s Department, with responsibilities relating to the federal justice system, First Nations justice issues, native title, human rights, legal assistance, international law and national security and criminal justice.
Before joining the public service in 1999, Katherine spent more than a decade as a publisher and editor at the McGraw Hill Book Co. She has a Bachelor of Arts from La Trobe University and a Bachelor of Law from the University of New South Wales.

Debra joined the Jawun Board on 18 December 2025.
Debra has over 30 years’ experience in global financial services, with a particular focus on Australia and Japan. Her executive experience includes national CEO roles in Japan and Australia as well as roles in treasury, corporate/project finance and human resources/organisational culture.
Debra is an experienced Chair and Non-executive Director currently serving as Chair of Export Finance Australia and Non-executive Director on the boards of Westpac Banking Corporation, Persol Holdings Co. Ltd (Tokyo Stock Exchange) and Australia Post as well as Vice President of the Australia-Japan Business Co-operation Committee (AJBCC). Debra was previously the Chair of AMP Ltd and AMP Bank. Debra was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun on behalf of the Emperor of Japan in 2026

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