Leah Armstrong
Advisory Board Member
Australia
Leah Armstrong - July '24 Leah Armstrong, Advisory Board Member © Leah Armstrong / TNC
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Indigenous Engagement and Reconciliation
Board Term
since November 2020Biography
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 has played a pivotal role in national Indigenous affairs as co-founder and Chairperson of First Australians Capital, 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 currently serves on several Committees including member of the First Nations Governance Committee and 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).