Leesa Cheeser is a professional Non-executive Director in the not for profit sector with Neami National, an large mental health and homeless services provider, the Australian Physiotherapy Association, Community Options Australia an aged care assessment provider, after a successful career as a Minister for Disabilities, Mental Health and Substance Abuse leading the National Disability Insurance Scheme strategic decision making, delivery of service reform and transformation in South Australia with expertise in capital works to a value of $450M and highly regulated environments where 'social license' to operate is at risk from culture, clinical or systems failure. Leesa is impact and ESG focused, data driven and enjoys contributing to smart commercial decision making focused on value generation, consumers, problem solving and innovation aligned to the United Nations sustainable development goals. Trained in health economics, health information management and business at the Queensland University of Technology, Leesa mentors startup founders at Stone & Chalk Adelaide, and women leaders in Vietnam, Indonesia and Laos as a consultant to the Flinders University Gender Consortium, and has worked with Cartier Women's Initiative Australian fellows. Leesa is an alumnus of the flagship diversity cohort, the Chair's Mentoring programme for the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Coralus Activator.