Non-Executive Director

Richard Dent, OAM FAICD, has exercised leadership for a better world for more than 25 years. As a Chair, Board Member, CEO and Executive across multiple for-purpose organisations he has focused on inclusion, equity, governance, strategy and leadership. He has helped emerge a better world by bringing together key skills in leadership, advocacy, business, and social policy.

As a CEO, Richard established the Joan Kirner Women’s Leadership Program, the New & Emerging Women’s Community Leadership Program, the Women on Boards Leadership Program and the Muslim Women’s Leadership Initiative. He collaborated in multiple national and international activities with The 100% Project, the Honour a Woman campaign and the Not in My Workplace initiative. He was instrumental in establishing the TWA Community Foundation as part of the Tradeswomen Australia Group, and he established a range of other gender-equity programs and scholarships supporting women in leadership, including with the Victorian Rural Women’s Network.

Richard was also an advocate and initial architect of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and he has been active in multicultural leadership, rural and regional leadership across Australasia.

Current Roles/Affiliations: CEO at Leading Progressm Associate at AI Transform, Associate at Australian Rural Leaders Foundation, Associate at Leadership New Zealand, Associate at Tasmanian Leaders, Associate at Social Enterprise Network of Victoria, Faculty of University of New South Wales – Australian Graduate School of Management, Consultant at Nous Group, Lifetime Fellow at Leadership Victoria, Chair of Forever Friends Animal Rescue, Fellow at St Hilda’s College, University of Melbourne, Committee Member of Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Board Member of Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Director of Australian Suicide Prevention Foundation, Director of Social Enterprise Network of Victoria, Director of Foundation Nova Diem, Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Lifetime Fellow of Order of Australia Association, Committee Member of Mparntwe Alice Springs Community Foundation, Member & Advisor of Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria, Member of Rotary Club of Melbourne, Member of Royal Society of Victoria, Member of Harvard Club of Australia, Member of Emily’s List, Member of Adaptive Leadership Network, Member of The Ethics Centre, Member of The Graduate Union, University of Melbourne, Member of Institute of Public Administration – Victoria, Various non-material shareholdings and investments in listed companies / trusts