Penny Dakin

Executive Director, Communities, Minderoo Foundation

Penny is a change maker and systems thinker. She is a dedicated and passionate advocate for children, young people, their families and the communities in which they live.

Her career spans government, for-purpose and community-led organisations where she was instrumental in addressing health, community development, wellbeing and equity challenges. She has extensive national and international experience steering pivotal collaborations, advocacy consortia and research projects with Commonwealth and State Governments, industry and philanthropy to achieve substantial outcomes.

Penny played a key role in the development of the Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children which seeks to align efforts by the Commonwealth Government and Australia’s leading philanthropic foundations (including Minderoo Foundation) to tackle entrenched disadvantage and improve the lives of children.