Rowena Johnston

Sponsoring organisation: Construction Forestry and Maritime Employees Union

Qualifications:

• AICD Company Directors Course
• Postgraduate Diploma Psychological Science
• Graduate Diploma Psychology, Clinical Psychology
• Graduate Diploma Applied Finance, Management & Organisational Behaviour (Hons)
• Bachelor of Economics (Economics & Finance)

Skills and experience:

Rowena Johnston is a senior investment, capital and governance leader with more than two decades of experience across institutional banking, infrastructure, property, real assets and national housing investment.

Rowena is Principal of Johnston Capital Advisory, and serves as non-executive director of the New Zealand Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport Investment Advisory Board and of Sonnet by Two Good Co. As the founding Chief Credit Officer at Housing Australia, she built and oversaw a $4.8 billion national loan portfolio, and chaired the Credit and Investment Committees - translating legislation and policy intent into investable frameworks. Rowena has also held senior roles at Commonwealth Bank, Macquarie Bank, St. George and ANZ.

Rowena holds deep expertise and commercial judgement in investment governance, credit, risk, infrastructure, property and long-term portfolio performance, supported by GAICD credentials.