Take on Board

From the top down: setting the diversity agenda with Elana Rubin

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Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga’s speaking to Elana Rubin about diversity and culture.

Elana is on the boards of Afterpay Ltd, Telstra Ltd, Slater & Gordon Ltd, and several unlisted government entities. She’s previously been on the boards of AustralianSuper, Mirvac, ME Bank, WorkSafe Victoria and TAC.

Elana started her career in social policy and industrial relations at the ACTU before moving to superannuation, where she was the investment director for a large industry super fund. She then moved into non executive director roles working across a wide range of sectors..

She is a strong believer in organisations with purpose and in social license to operate. Her interests include social policy, social equity, travel and cinema.

Elana has been making the most of lockdown and streaming some interesting shows, you’ll want to hear some of her suggestions.

Contact Elana or find out more about her:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elana-rubin-aa97592b/

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Becoming by Michelle Obama

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