Julie-Ann Guivarra
Acting Chief Executive Officer, National Indigenous Australians Agency
Julie-Ann Guivarra is the acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA).
Julie-Ann was born in Cairns and is proud to be of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage. She is passionate about inclusion, collaboration, and making a positive impact. Her career has taken her to live and work in many parts of the world including India, Switzerland and Spain.
Julie-Ann joined the NIAA in 2021. During her time with the agency she has held several Senior Executive positions where she has led the coordination of Commonwealth policy development, program design and implementation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Prior to joining the NIAA, Julie-Ann held various senior roles at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. These included Australia’s Ambassador for Gender Equality, becoming Australia’s first female Indigenous Ambassador, and Australia’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, Andorra and Equatorial Guinea.
Julie-Ann has also been posted to New Delhi and Geneva, serving as the Counsellor (Agriculture) in the World Trade Organisation. Prior to that appointment, she served as Australia’s lead services negotiator for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) while she was Assistant Secretary of the South East Asia Investment & Services Branch.