Elizabeth Anne Alexander AO (born 16 April 1943), a leading Australian accountant and company director,[1] was the 21st Chancellor of the University of Melbourne between 2011 and 2016.
[2] She served as a non-executive director of CSL Limited for twenty years, including five as chairman;[1][3] is a non-executive director of Dexus and Medibank Private; and has previously served on the boards of Boral, Amcor.
The first woman in Australia to be appointed as a partner of one of the big eight accounting firms,[1] Alexander specialised in the area of risk management and corporate governance issues, and was responsible for the establishment of these practices within Australia at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
[2] Alexander was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1990 "In recognition of services to accountancy".
[4] She was appointed an Officer in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours for "distinguished service to higher education administration, to accounting and corporate governance, and as a role model."