Chris Gandy
Chief Executive, The Essential Foundation
Chris has a wealth of Chief Executive/Board experience in the not-for-profit sector having been responsible for the delivery of services in a variety of areas including employment and training, mental health, disabilities, out of home care, foster care, family, youth and community development. He is currently the Executive Director of The Essential Foundation, a nationally focused organisation which collaborates with like-minded partners to develop new approaches to positively change the lives of Australians facing difficult circumstances. A current initiative of The Essential Foundation is the Becoming A Worker Program which aims to inform, support and empower people entering the Australian workforce for the first-time.