Leah, a Torres Strait Islander, is a senior professional with over 25 year’s business and not for profit experience. As the Regional Manager for IFIP, Leah collaborates with Philanthropy and Indigenous led funds and communities to share learnings and amplify Indigenous Philanthropy. Leah is also co-founder and Chairperson of First Australians Capital, leading innovation in how Indigenous enterprises access the right capital and right support. This includes an ambitious Indigenous-led and managed impact investment fund.

Leah currently serves on several Boards including Chairperson of the First Nations Advisory Group of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), member of the First Nations Governance Committee and Co-Chair of the First Nation Funders Network of Philanthropy Australia (PA) and as an Australian representative of the Indigenous Peoples Economic Trade Co-operation Agreement (IPETCA).

Leah has played a pivotal role in national Indigenous affairs as past CEO of Reconciliation Australia; Director of Indigenous Business Australia; Director of Indigenous Engagement and Advancement at the University of Newcastle, a member of the Prime Minister’s Indigenous Advisory Council and Chairperson of Supply Nation and Chairperson of Aboriginal Housing Office NSW. Leah was also a co-founder and Managing Director of Yarnteen Ltd, an Aboriginal community economic development organisation in Newcastle.