How Ilana Atlas convinces business leaders to go bush for six weeks
The chair of Jawun, winner in the Not-for-Profit category, says “everyone wins” from the charity’s program seconding corporates employees to Indigenous communities.
Ilana Atlas says working for Jawun has been “one of the most formative things” she has ever done. George Fetting
Ilana Atlas says one of the biggest challenges over the eight years she chaired Jawun, a not-for-profit organisation that supports Indigenous communities, was keeping the organisation on track.
Atlas, who chairs shopping centre group Scentre and is a former head of people at Westpac, was named the winner of the Not-For-Profit category in the inaugural Financial Review BOSS Director Awards on Thursday night.
Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London. Connect with Sally on Twitter. Email Sally at spatten@afr.com
