Julia GILLARD

Julia Gillard was the 27th Prime Minister of Australia and is the only woman to serve in that role. Since leaving office, she has dedicated her time to advocacy, governance roles, and writing. 

In 2021, Julia was appointed Chair of Wellcome, a global charitable foundation based in the UK. Julia is also the founder and Chair of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership (GIWL) at King’s College London and Chair of its sister Institute at the Australian National University. Julia was Chair of the Global Partnership of Education from 2014 to 2021. 

Julia’s memoir My Story, was published in 2014.  Her second book, Women and Leadership: Real Lives, Real Lessons, coauthored by Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, explores the challenges women face in leadership. Her third book, Not Now, Not Ever – 10 years on from the misogyny speech, was released in 2022.