Kristy Muir

Kristy Muir is Paul Ramsay Foundation’s Chief Executive Officer. She is a Professor of Social Policy at UNSW Sydney Business School and Chair of Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropy Australasia. Kristy is also a member of the She Gives Advisory Group and the Australian Government’s Stronger People, Stronger Places Leadership Group. Kristy has worked for more than three decades - as a support worker, academic, collaborator, leader, funder, and board director - with for-purpose organisations that enable children, families, and communities to thrive. She is a seasoned keynote speaker and internationally recognised leader. She has published widely, and has delivered her insights on governance for social impact to hundreds of non-executive directors and CEOs through formal executive education programs. She founded the AGSM Governance for Social Impact course and the Social Impact Leadership Australia program which she currently teaches to for-purpose CEOs. Kristy has undertaken over 100 social impact projects with partners across sectors, including governments, not-for-profits, corporates, social enterprises, academics, and philanthropists. These projects work alongside families and communities, and span housing, education, employment, social participation, disability, mental health, financial resilience, wellbeing, and how the social purpose sector supports outcomes. Kristy was CEO of the Centre for Social Impact (2017-21), served as an elected academic member of UNSW’s Council (2016-2021) and was a non-executive Director of the Community Council of Australia and the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Young People (ARACY). She has a PhD in social history and is a graduate of executive education at Harvard Business School and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.