Members Directory

CEW members are leaders across diverse sectors in Australia, including government, business, sport, academia, the arts, and the not-for-profit sector.

Our members share a unifying goal: to remove systemic barriers and create pipelines that enable Australian women to rise to leadership positions in their communities. This ensures a diversity of women's voices at every decision-making table while supporting both women and men to thrive—at work and home.

Elana Rubin

Elana Rubin

Elana is currently Chair of Afterpay and a director of Telstra and Slater & Gordon. She is also Chair of Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA) and a director of Transurban Queensland and Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC). 


Elana was previously the chair of AustralianSuper, one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, and WorkSafe Victoria. Other previous board roles covered the property, financial services, insurance, infrastructure, innovation, public policy, professional services and not-for-profit sectors.  She is a director of the not for profit organisation Teach for Australia and was previously on the board of SecondBite.


Elana received a Member of the Order of Australia in 2021 for services to corporate governance and community.  

0414690112
e.rubin@bigpond.com