Shane Hamilton

Speaker

Shane is a Wakka Wakka and Bundjalung man from Queensland. Shane is a respected leader with executive experience across housing, corrections and professional services sectors in government, non-government, and corporate enterprises. 
Shane has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer for Aboriginal Hostels Limited (AHL)
He was recently the Deputy Secretary Aboriginal Affairs at Department of Premier and Cabinet in the NSW Government. He came to the role after almost four years in Management consulting with PwC’s Indigenous Consulting and Inside Policy, where he was the Managing Director a role that required him to leverage the strong relationships he built and fostered in his previous roles.
Prior to that, Shane made a significant contribution to the Aboriginal Housing Office in NSW, leading the business through an organisational transformation, and re-establishing the AHO as a place of innovation and commitment through its supporting Aboriginal communities and businesses, and promoting choice and equal access to housing for Aboriginal families.
Shane is experienced in the development of Business partnerships between the corporate sector and NFP or Government entities, and was instrumental in establishing Position Promo and First Nations Blockchain, both Indigenous majority owned businesses.