Samantha Meers

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Samantha Meers

Executive Deputy Chairman, Nelson Meers Group

Co-Founder and Trustee, Nelson Meers Foundation

Chairman, Belvoir St Theatre

Chairman, Documentary Australia Foundation

Trustee, Art Gallery of NSW

Member, Vice-Chancellor

Member, Advisory Council, Centre for Social Impact (University of NSW)

Current Positions

Executive Deputy Chairman, Nelson Meers Group

Co-Founder and Trustee, Nelson Meers Foundation

Chairman, Belvoir St Theatre

Chairman, Documentary Australia Foundation

Trustee, Art Gallery of NSW

Member, Vice-Chancellor

Member, Advisory Council, Centre for Social Impact (University of NSW)

Previous Positions

Deputy Chairman, Creative Partnerships Australia

Non Executive Director, State Library of NSW Foundation

Non Executive Director, Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation

Non Executive Director, The Climate Institute

Non Executive Director, Beyond Empathy

Council Member, Vice President, Philanthropy Australia

Non Executive Director, Australian Women Donors Network

Non Executive Director, Belvoir Theatre Company

Non Executive Director, Power Institute for Art and Visual Culture (University of Sydney)

Non Executive Director, ASTRA (Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association)

Member, Sydney Womenï¿½s Fund Advisory Council

Ms Samantha Meers (BA LLB M Litt FAICD) is executive deputy chairman of property and investment group the Nelson Meers Group, and co-founder and trustee of the Nelson Meers Foundation. Her current board appointments include chairman of Belvoir St Theatre; chairman of Documentary Australia; deputy chairman of the Federal Governmentï¿½s Creative Partnerships Australia; a trustee of the Art Gallery of NSW and a director of the State Library of NSW Foundation.

Ms Meers also sits on advisory boards for the University of Sydney and the Centre for Social Impact at the University of NSW. Ms Meers began her career as a commercial lawyer with Mallesons Stephen Jacques (now King and Wood Mallesons), and her executive career included senior management roles in the media sector.

Ms Meers is a member of Chief Executive Women and a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

is Executive Deputy Chairman of property and investment group, the Nelson Meers Group, and Co-founder and Trustee of the Nelson Meers Foundation.

Ms Meers also holds a range of board appointments, including as Deputy Chairman of the Federal Governmentï¿½s Creative Partnerships Australia, Chair of Documentary Australia, a Director of the State Library of NSW Foundation and the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, and a member of the Vice Chancellorï¿½s Campaign Board at the University of Sydney. Ms Meers is also a Trustee of the Art Gallery of NSW, where she chairs both the Audit and Risk Committee and the Public Engagement Committee.

Ms Meers began her career as a commercial lawyer with Mallesons Stephen Jacques (now King and Wood Mallesons), and her executive career included senior management roles in the media sector. Ms Meers is a member of Chief Executive Women and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.