Jem Hecht is Australians Investing in Women’s Communications Lead. She is a strategic communications and social impact consultant with a background spanning venture capital, startups, and not-for-profits and brings a deep commitment to advancing gender equity and driving systems-level change through strategic storytelling and engagement.

Jem joins Australians Investing in Women as Communications Lead to help communicate the power of investing in women and girls, ensuring gender-wise philanthropy (and alternative investments) is seen as an evidence based and necessary investment in Australia’s future.

She is co-founder of the brandkind community and has led communications for Australian VC firms, a wide range of charities, NFPs and social enterprises. Her work is grounded in the belief that trust, education and community are the foundations of lasting change.

Jem also serves on the Board at Kids in Philanthropy and Chairs the Fundraising & Business Development working group (empowering kids to lead change through giving), sat as a Board Observer at Forever Projects (empowering Tanzanian women to break the poverty cycle), and was formerly part of the NextGen Fundraising Group at Cerebral Palsy Alliance (supporting people living with cerebral palsy through innovation).