Jane Allen

Founding partner of Maritana Partners

Jane Allen is a member of the United States Studies Centre Board of Directors. After more than 15 years at Egon Zehnder, Jane was a founding Partner of Maritana Partners, a specialist advisory firm that focuses on governance related matters, including non-executive director appointments, chairman succession, board reviews, and CEO and CFO succession.
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Biography

Jane Allen is a member of the US Studies Centre Board of Directors.

After more than 15 years at Egon Zehnder, Jane was a founding Partner of Maritana Partners, a specialist advisory firm that focuses on governance related matters, including non-executive director appointments, chairman succession, board reviews, and CEO and CFO succession.

Her time at Egon Zehnder included being Managing Partner in Australia, as well as Head of Asia for one of the firm’s largest practice groups. In addition to being on the global leadership team for the Consumer, Retail Media Practice, she was a senior member of the Global CEO Succession and Board Practice Groups. In Australasia Jane has been the lead Partner on CEO succession with more than 80 boards. She has been the lead advisor on board effectiveness reviews and non-Executive Director appointments for a number of the region's largest businesses.

Jane is a Director of the American Australian Association Ltd, a member of Chief Executive Women, a network of Australia's top women leaders. Jane has been a Director of the Garvan Medical Research Institute’s Foundation Board since 2007, one of Australia’s most highly respected medical research bodies. Prior to Egon Zehnder she worked at Procter & Gamble in the United States and Australia. Jane has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Smith College.