Shamsa Lea is an award-winning leader and a senior Air Force veteran of Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea and the Middle East Region. She has held executive roles across Defence, private and for-purpose sectors including most recently as National Lead – Gender Equity Advisory at Deloitte. She is currently the Director, Innovation and Strategy at Anglicare WA.

Shamsa is the co-founder of Propel Her Australia- The Defence Women’s Leadership Series, the most read career development resource for Defence Women, and has sat on a number of boards that centre social justice. She is a passionate keynote speaker on gender equity, social reform and leadership.

Shamsa is also a military spouse, mum and leadership coach with a special interest in emerging female leaders.

Find more about Shamsa here: www.linkedin.com/in/shamsalea

Find more about Propel Her here: www.groundedcuriosity.com/propel-her