Dr Stephanie Fahey is the Chief Executive Officer of Austrade, the Australian Government agency responsible for promoting trade, investment and international education, and tourism policy, programs and research. She has over 30 years’ of experience both as an academic and executive working in Australia and overseas.

Previously she was EY’s lead Partner for education in the Oceania region, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement) at Monash University, and Director of the University of Sydney’s Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific. Stephanie brings an international perspective to her work and a wealth of experience across business and academia. She’s Austrade’s first female CEO, and has served on the Australia China Business Council, the Australia China Council, the NSW International Education Advisory Board, the Board of Canberra Institute of Technology, the Foreign Affairs Council and the Australia Korean Foundation. She was also previously Vice President of the European Australian Business Council. Stephanie holds a PhD from the Australian National University and BA (Hons) from the University of Sydney. She speaks Melanesian Pidgin. She was inducted as a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors in 2012.