Liz Ritchie

CEO, Regional Australia Institute

Liz Ritchie has a lifelong affiliation with regional Australia, hailing from Deniliquin in south-western New South Wales, she now calls the Bega Valley home. As CEO of the Regional Australia Institute her purpose is to advance regional prosperity through systems leadership, knowledge and insights, activation, and impact. Liz firmly believes that by replacing myth and stereotype with facts and knowledge, the RAI can help build a bridge between city and country Australians. She spearheaded the development of the Regionalisation Ambition 2032– a framework to ‘rebalance the nation’ by driving a parity of population between the regions and cities. Prior to joining the RAI, Liz worked for Westpac and the Committee for Economic Development of Australia.