Elana Rubin AM

Director, Telstra

Elana has over 20 years experience as a non-executive company director across diverse sectors. 


Elana is currently a director of Dexus (ASX: DXS) and Telstra (ASX: TLS). She is also Chair of Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA) and a director of Slater & Gordon, Transurban Queensland and WestConnex. 

Elana was previously the chair of Afterpay including through the period it was acquired by Block, AustralianSuper and WorkSafe Victoria. Other previous board roles covered the property, financial services, insurance, infrastructure, innovation, public policy, professional services and not-for-profit sectors. 

She is also a director of the social enterprise organisation InfoXchange and was previously on the board of SecondBite and Teach for Australia.

Elana received a Member of the Order of Australia in 2021 for services to corporate governance and community and was granted a Life Fellow by the AICD in 2022.  She is a member, by invitation, of Chief Executive Women.

Elana started her career working in social policy and industrial relations at the ACTU.  Her career reflects a deep understanding of corporate social licence to operate and a commitment to diversity, social equity and participation.

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