Deanne Weir
Deanne Weir was born in Horsham in Victoria, Australia. A media entrepreneur, a television executive and a philanthropist, Weir spent eight years on the board of Screen Australia and was central to the development of its Gender Matters initiative. Weir is the chairperson of the Australian Women Donors Network and a member of the global philanthropic community Women Moving Millions. Weir is also co-founder of the WeirAnderson Foundation, a private ancillary fund that supports a number of cultural, educational, philanthropic and scientific organisations, and that has a particular emphasis on improving the lives of women and girls, and promoting gender equality.