Elizabeth Montano

Ms Montano holds the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (UNSW) and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

She is an experienced non-executive director with a portfolio of positions and a consulting practice working in governance, strategic and business planning, performance assessment, and reporting, changes management, risk and assurance. She has worked extensively in financial services regulation, financial intelligence, information technology strategy and governance, marine natural resource management, and marine scientific research. She is chair and a member of various public sector audit and audit and risk committees. Elizabeth was the first woman to lead an Australian regulatory/ law enforcement agency as Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC). In the private sector, Elizabeth was a financial services specialist Senior Consultant and Senior Solicitor with King & Wood Mallesons.