Sam Mostyn 
Sam Mostyn has an extensive background in law, management and politics. She is currently the Group Executive, Culture & Reputation at Insurance Australia Group where she has responsibility for managing the Human Resources, Corporate Affairs, Government and International Relations, and Corporate Sustainability functions. Prior to joining IAG in February 2002 Sam was the Director of Corporate Development and Acting Human Resources Director at Cable & Wireless Optus. She also spent two years in London in the role of Group Director, Human Resources for Cable & Wireless Plc. Sam has a BA/LLB from the Australian National University. She is a member of the NSW Premier’s Greenhouse Advisory Panel, and is a Board member of Reconciliation Australia, the Sydney Theatre Company, the Centenary Institute, and the Redfern-Waterloo Authority. She is a Trustee of the Australian Museum and in 2005 was appointed as a Commissioner with the Australian Football League.
Sam’s big tip Women need to network more with each other and talk about work issues and problems. We are not good at sharing on work issues – we talk about our families and personal matters to build relationships. We can be enormous sources of advice to each other if we start having the right conversations
