Integrity and Governance
Establishing and maintaining the integrity of the T-EDI Standards® is paramount to achieving sustainable outcomes that align with global approaches, evolving as gender DEI maturity advances.
The Standards have been developed according to best and leading practices and informed by stakeholder input and research. The T-EDI Standards® will continue to develop, improve and evolve on an ongoing basis.
Review of Standards is conducted regularly with an independent Advisory Council. The T-EDI Standards® are governed by a Board of Directors with input from external stakeholders and various working and advisory groups.
“Like art, revolutions come from combining what exists into what has never existed before.”
-Gloria Steinem
Advisory Council
With oversight and approval provided by the T-EDI Standards® Advisory Council, all Standards assessment criteria updates are assessed through a process that incorporates feedback provided by users on the T-EDI Standards® platform, along with research and stakeholder consultation to identify new and emerging topics and best practices and a process of ongoing research and development, testing, and data analysis.
The T-EDI Advisory Council will oversee:
Overall performance requirements for T-EDI Standards® Certification
Content and scoring of the T-EDI Maturity Assessments
Development of position statements on controversial issues
Approval of T-EDI Maturity Assessment addenda created by expert working groups
Adjudicating any appeals regarding the interpretation of the T-EDI Impact Assessment
Advisory Council Members:
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Rotation advisory from the CEO, Damian Kassabgi and members of Policy and Ecosystem.
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Professor of Practice at UNSW, Astrophysicist and Author. Lisa served as Australian Government Women in STEM Ambassador for a term of 5 years and 6 months, ending in 2024. She is currently the CEO of Out For Australia.
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CEO of equitable design consultancy and currently Board Member and ESG Advisor at Culture Amp. Expert on issues of equity, fairness and accessibility as well as equitable organisation design.
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Investor, General Partner at Scale Investors, lawyer, and board director. Roo has expertise in using venture capital for good and advocates for neurodivergent and disability communities. Scale Investors is a female-focused angel investor network.
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Sustainability, DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) and Wellbeing Consultant, with expertise in ESG within global tech business, strategy and delivering on purpose.
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A former Research Fellow at the Melbourne Business School and the University of Melbourne, Jennifer is a recognised academic expert and organisational consultant specialising in corporate diversity, inclusion and innovation.
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Social innovation and impact expert, Executive MBA and the inaugural Head of Impact at Airtree Ventures. Expertise in the high-growth tech startup ecosystem, organisational design and strategic planning. Social change champion.
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Investor, software engineering leader, board advisor and consultant. Expertise in building and developing high-performing software engineering teams and building globally used technology products.
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Alice is a social justice and inclusion advocate and a collaborator for Social Impact. Recent roles include Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lead at Atlassian and President of The Inclusion Circle. Expertise in equitable talent acquisition in technology, people analytics and culture change.
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Dr Varina Michaels is a global educator, published academic and advisor for organisations on their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), culture and leadership journey. With a PhD in Intersectional Identities, she is currently Executive Director of Women of Colour Australia.