Sally Capp AO, CEO, Create Advisory Group, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Melbourne

Sally Capp AO was the first woman to be directly elected as the Lord Mayor of Melbourne. Sally served for 6 years between 2018-2024 and led the city through the pandemic period.

Sally is currently CEO of Create Advisory group operating in the infrastructure sector. Sally is also a Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Melbourne.

Prior to being Lord Mayor, Sally was the first woman to hold the post of Agent-General for Victoria in the UK, Europe and Israel from 2009 – 2013. She was the CEO for the Committee for Melbourne and the Victorian Executive Director of the Property Council of Australia.

Sally began her career as a Solicitor, after completing Law (Hons) and Commerce degrees at the University of Melbourne. She has held senior roles at both KPMG and ANZ, and co-founded a small business which she took to the ASX.

Sally has been active in international networks and forums dedicated to cities including the Centre for Liveable Cities, C40, the Bloomberg Cities Network and presented at COP 28 in Dubai.

Sally received the award of Officer of the Order of Australia in 2023 and won the McKinnon Prize for emerging political leadership in 2019.