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.

Pascale Quester

Pascale Quester

Professor Quester joined the Swinburne University of Technology as Vice Chancellor and President in August 2020. Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Business Administration from her native France, a Master of Arts (Marketing) from Ohio State University and a PhD in Marketing from Massey University (New Zealand).

An active researcher (h-index of 43) and the author of three leading textbooks, in the areas of consumer behaviour and marketing communications, she became a Distinguished Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy in 2009 and received a career award by the American Marketing Association for her contribution to the field of sports marketing and sponsorship in 2020.

Pascale has always been actively involved in developing links with overseas institutions in Asia and Europe and was awarded in 2012, the Ordre National du Mérite (National Order of Merit), one of France's highest honours, in recognition of her contribution to higher education in both France and Australia.

A Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors since 2013, Pascale is also a governor of the Australia American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham). In 2015, Pascale won the SA Telstra Business Women’s Award in the Government and Academic category.

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