Eva Roden is an executive leader with more than 20 years’ experience across financial management, operational leadership, governance, organisational transformation and strategic leadership. Immediately prior to joining the AASW, Eva was COO at AMA Victoria, where she worked closely with the CEO and Board to lead organisational transformation, strengthen financial sustainability, modernise systems and reporting capability, and improve organisational performance across the AMA Victoria Group.

Earlier in her career, Eva worked for the Oral Health Cooperative Research Centre at the University of Melbourne, managing financial operations for a $38M research initiative involving multiple industry and research partners. She was also Finance Manager at Australian Multicultural Community Services and held operational and portfolio management roles in both Australia and Poland, including responsibility for the management of fifteen shopping centres. Eva holds a Master of Business Administration (Digital Transformation), a Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance from the Governance Institute of Australia, and a CPA Australia qualification.

Eva brings a practical understanding of the opportunities and pressures facing associations more broadly. She is commercially astute, strategically sharp and confident navigating complex negotiations and competing interests, with the judgement and resolve to advocate firmly for outcomes that benefit organisations and their members.