Annika Freyer

Annika Freyer was appointed as theinaugural CEO of the Champions of Change Coalitionin 2016.As CEO, Annika has led the strategy andevolution of thesustainable and scalablemodel enablingthe Champions of Change Coalition to grow from its AustralianFounding Group of 10 CEOs to the internationally recognised Coalition of more than 250 CEO-level leaders, with a strong focus on innovative and disruptive actions to shift systems of inequality–many of which are now considered global standards for organisations aspiring to be employers of choice.Annika spent 15years working in both the public and private sectorsin Australia and internationally. She has held policy and program leadership roles for the US government, the United Nations Development Program, Earth Institute Columbia University, and multiple international NGOs.As a McKinsey &Company consultant Annika worked across private equity,governmentand the retail sector. She was alsoengagedas a strategic advisor and consultant designingseveral programs for Chief Executive Womenand financial services clients. Annika was a contributorto the Australian Human Rights Commission’s ‘Supporting Working Parents: Pregnancy and Return to Work National Review’,anda consultant to UN Women’s Private Sector Leadership Advisory Council,convened by Under Secretary GeneralPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.She served on the Global Summit of Women Steering Committee (2018), and serves as a Member of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Women inLeadership Steering Committee.Annika holdsa BSc(Foreign Service/International Politics),Georgetown University,Washington DC and LLM(International Law),University of Sydney.