Violet Roumeliotis AM has spent close to 40 years leading for-purpose organisations, providing human services that promote equal opportunity and change the lives of individuals and families experiencing inequality.

She is currently the CEO of SSI, a national not-for-profit organisation providing dedicated human and social services to a diverse Australia. In her time as CEO, Violet has taken SSI from a Sydney-based organisation with 68 staff to a 1000-plus workforce that supports more than 53,000 people nationally each year across a range of human services.

Violet is a previous National Telstra Business Woman of the Year and national winner of the For Purpose and Social Enterprise Category and one of the AFR 100 Women of Influence. Violet sits on the Australian Council of Social Services Board (ACOSS), the NSW Women’s Advisory Council, Australia Post Stakeholder Council, and is the Deputy Chair of Metropolis International Migration Network.