Meredith Nash

Meredith Nash (Australia) is an internationally recognised gender equity thought leader and expert in managing the risk of sexual harassment in complex workforces. Her 20-year career spans senior executive roles designing and leading cultural transformation projects in government, academia, not-for-profit and corporate environments. She is widely known for leading the 2022 Nash Review of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in the Australian Antarctic Program, which instigated a Senate enquiry into sexual harassment in Antarctica and the most significant cultural transformation in the Australian Antarctic Division’s history. As an academic, she generated and matured the social science evidence base for understanding systemic inequity in the geosciences and leadership barriers for women in STEMM fields. Her gender equity research has been taken up by the United Nations and informed Australian government, industry, and community practices. Meredith is currently Director - Communications and Engagement at Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS). Before joining ANROWS, Meredith was Director – Sexual Harassment and Gendered Violence and National Lead for Respect@Work at KPMG Australia, where she advised numerous Australian organisations on managing psychosocial risk and regulatory compliance. She has also served as Professor and Associate Dean - Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity at the Australian National University, Senior Advisor - Inclusion, Diversity and Equity at the Australian Antarctic Division and a cultural sociologist at the University of Tasmania.