Liz Wren

Liz Wren has Aboriginal (Wiradjuri) and Torres Strait Islander (Ugar) heritage, along with heritage from Kirawina (Trobriand) Islands. Liz is a member of the Indigenous Advisory Committee to the Minister for the Environment and Water The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP and advises the Minister on operating the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, and Co-Chair to the First Nations Wisdom Group, Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network. Liz is also a Member of the Expert Assessment Group (EAGL) Australia IUCN Green List Protected, Conserved Areas and a Member Advisory Selection Committee, Voluntary Funding Mechanism, to facilitate the participation of Indigenous peoples and local communities in the work of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

As a values-based and results driven leader, Liz is skilled in strategic planning, transformative systems change and human centred / culturally grounded design, co-design and delivery. Liz is passionate about power dynamics and creating more equity in complex systems for First Nations communities, recently completing Power for Positive Impact with Harvard University and Co-Design Model of Care. Liz is the Lead for Gilibanga – Make Light – an innovative network established for First Nations evaluators with an intent to drive better outcomes for our Peoples through collective efforts in decolonising and demystifying impact measurement and evaluation practice.

Liz has driven over $150+M investment for Traditional Owner-led initiatives, including Reef Protection, Working on Country Rangers (Regional), Traditional Use of Marine Resource Agreements (TUMRAs), Specialised Indigenous Rangers (Compliance) and Indigenous Heritage Programs.