Chris Franks

Chris is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors with eighteen years governance experience, currently serving as Chair of RESULTS International Australia and previously as a director and Chair of not-for-profit, government, financial services, personal insurance and health insurance boards including CUA, CUA Health, NSW Kids & Families and is immediate past Chair of Habitat for Humanity Australia.

Chris believes our society is stronger, better managed and better governed with women in leadership roles. To that end her aim as the founder and principal of the Women in Aid & Development network across Australia is to encourage, inspire and support women to secure CEO and NED roles.

Chris has extensive executive experience in sales, marketing, fundraising, consumer research and customer service in both commercial and not-for-profit sectors.