Tanya Hosch AM is the former Executive General Manager of Inclusion and Social Policy at the Australian Football League and the 2021 South Australian Australian of the Year.

She has a long and distinguished career in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy, advocacy and governance, and is an accomplished public speaker. Before joining the AFL in August 2016 as the first Indigenous person and second woman in its executive ranks, Tanya was Joint Campaign Director of the Recognise movement for constitutional recognition.

Tanya’s work in inclusion spans Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, gender equity, sexuality and gender diversity, and addressing racism and sexism.

She is Co-Chair of the Indigenous Advisory Group of the National Australia Bank, Independent Chair of Cox Inall Ridgeway Dentsu, and a member of the ANU Council. She was recently appointed to the board of the Goodes O’Loughlin Foundation (GO Foundation) and previously served on the Referendum Council, contributing to the process and final recommendation that led to the Uluru Statement from the Heart in May 2017. A career highlight includes her contribution as a consultant on the ABC drama Total Control, where she later appeared in a cameo role in Season Two.

In 2021, Tanya was ranked sixth on the Australian Financial Review’s list of Australian Cultural Influencers. In December 2022, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Flinders University and, in 2026, was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).