Anna Draffin.
Women in Media Australia, the national charity working to improve gender equity and impact across the media sector, has appointed Anna Draffin to its board of directors.
Draffin is an experienced non-executive director and senior executive with a career spanning philanthropy, government, media and the for-purpose sector.
She currently holds senior advisory and board roles across state and local government, NGOs and philanthropy. She is a member of the Victorian Government's Metropolitan Development Advisory Panel and serves on the City of Melbourne's Homes Melbourne Advisory Board, chairing its project evaluation panel.
Previously CEO of the Public Interest Journalism Initiative, an independent think tank strengthening the sustainability and diversity of Australia's news media, Draffin now advises a range of organisations.
She is the former deputy CEO of Philanthropy Australia and brings more than two decades of philanthropy and impact investment experience to the board.
Draffin joined Women in Media's Finance, Audit and Risk Committee as an external member in July 2025 and has subsequently been acting as company secretary.
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