Anne Edwards AO is President of COTA SA. She has been a Director of COTA Australia since March 2012 and is the Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee.

Anne has extensive experience in education and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences, the Australian College of Educators and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She is also the former Vice Chancellor and Professor of Sociology at Flinders University.

Anne is  currently Chair of Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety, Deputy Chair of the Australian Centre for Social Innovation and Co-Chair of the SA Premiers Council for Women. She is also a Board member of the Art Gallery of South Australia and of the Australian Book Review