Tharani Jegatheeswaran

Tharani is the National Client Relationships Leader at Deloitte Australia. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing Deloitte’s professional development programs for Board, C-suite and Emerging leaders across the Australian market. 

Tharani also leads Deloitte’s Social Impact Practice, a national practice that collaborates with leaders and organisations to drive large-scale social impact (the S of ESG). She is also the firm’s Race & Culture leader, responsible for activating Deloitte’s Race and Culture action plan to achieve it’s vision of “a leadership team and workforce that reflects diverse Australia.” 

Beyond her Executive role, Tharani is a Non-Executive Director on several Boards, including the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF Australia) and previously, the Deloitte Foundation.  

Tharani is an Ambassador for the ‘Billion Dollar Benefit’ campaign, a coalition committed to unlocking the full potential of skilled refugees and migrants so that they can meaningfully contribute to the Australian economy.  

She is also a passionate speaker and strong advocate for social impact (S of ESG), profit with purpose, and diversity, equity and inclusion and was recognised as a ‘LinkedIn Top Voice’ for her leadership and influence on these agendas.