Dr Lisa O’Brien has worked in leadership roles across the public, not-for-profit and commercial sectors over the last two decades. As CEO of Australia's largest children’s education charity, Lisa has significantly increased the effectiveness and reach of the organisation’s programs. Each year these programs support over 100,000 disadvantaged Australian children and young people. Under Lisa’s leadership, The Smith Family has implemented a comprehensive whole-of-organisation approach to measuring and improving the educational outcomes of the young people it supports and in 2016, it won the SIMNA Excellence in Social Impact Measurement award.