Jenelle McMaster is the Deputy CEO and Managing Partner of Markets for EY Oceania where she is responsible for driving and executing the firm’s growth strategy and delivering exceptional experiences for clients. With over 20 years of consulting in the areas of transformation, change management, leadership and HR, Jenelle previously led the workforce advisory business of EY across Asia Pacific. Jenelle is the host of a podcast series called Change Happens focused on authentic leaders on leading through change and the lessons learned along the way.

Jenelle holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney and has an Honours degree in Psychology. She is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of Chief Executive Women – an organisation whose mission is ‘women leaders enabling other women leaders’. She is passionate about driving cultural change and shifting mindsets about the realms of the possible.

The Champions of Change Coalition includes CEOs, secretaries of government departments, non-executive directors and community leaders who believe gender equality is a major business, economic, societal and human rights issue. Established in 2010 by Elizabeth Broderick AO, our mission is to achieve inclusive gender equality across our workplaces by 2030 and a significant and sustainable increase in the representation of women in leadership.