Michelle Cheah, Australasia Community Engagement Manager, Social Impact Leader, Arup

Michelle is a strategic adviser and program leader who works with multi-sector organisations to embed sustainable development within business strategies, organisational practices and projects to create positive social impact. With a career spanning the corporate, non-profit, academic and government sectors, she specialises in facilitating strategic partnerships to address complex social issues.

Michelle has led flagship corporate social responsibility initiatives, educational capacity building programs, and social sustainability strategies in Australia and globally. She also works closely with multi-disciplinary teams and local counterparts to enable social outcomes in major infrastructure, cities, climate resilience, economic, and international development projects. Michelle is recognised for her practical and participatory approach to program design and implementation that supports partners to move from ambition to action.