Nisha Padmanabhan is The University of Sydney’s Chief Risk Officer. Previously, Nisha was the Chief Risk Officer at The Salvation Army, Australia Eastern Territory, and held a senior risk leadership positions at BPAY, Macquarie Group Limited, and Insurance Australia Group. Nisha has also held a number of non-executive director and advisory roles in not-for-profit organisations, including Baptist World Aid Australia, The Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory and Habitat for Humanity Australia. She has found a place in her career to use leading risk management principles to define and achieve strategies and missions that benefit the world.