Jane Hemstritch is one of Australia’s leading non-executive directors. Today, she is an independent non-executive director of Telstra, Lendlease and The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. She is also Deputy Chair of the Council of The National Library of Australia, a member of the Global Council of Herbert Smith Freehills, and a member of the Council of Governing Members of The Smith Family.
Until her retirement in 2007 Jane was Managing Director Asia Pacific for Accenture Limited and a member of Accenture’s global executive leadership team.
Jane is a passionate republican. This discussion covers a lot of ground, including:
Answering the Donald Trump challenge
The lessons from Brexit
Can the Republic catalyse Australians to think about the big questions?
The challenges of business involvement