{{short description|Australian business manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2021}}
'''Romilly Jane Madew''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO|FTSE}} (née Evans; born ca. 1966)<ref> {{Cite web |last=Burton |first=Rosamund |date=2018-02-16 |title=Two of Us: How Romilly Madew gives Jane Spring her 'chance to experience danger' |url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/paraplegic-jane-spring-asked-a-friend-for-support-in-an-ocean-swim-five-years-later-theyre-still-competing-20180123-h0n1sc.html |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}} </ref> is an Australian business executive who specialises in sustainable building practices and infrastructure strategy. {{as of|June 2024}} she is [[chief executive officer]] of [[Engineers Australia]].
== Early life and education == Romilly Jane Madew,<ref name=honours/> then Evans, completed her secondary education at [[Pymble Ladies' College|Presbyterian Ladies' College Pymble]] in 1984.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|title=President's Report|url=https://www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Pymbulletin_Issue-2-2018_lowres_final.pdf|journal=Pymbulletin|volume=43|page=47}}</ref>
She subsequently graduated from the [[University of Sydney]] with a Bachelor of [[Agricultural economics|Agricultural Economics]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=2018 Diversity Our Women Leaders: Romilly Madew|url=https://diversity.propertycouncil.com.au/our-women-leaders/case-studies/romilly-madew|access-date=2021-04-13|website=Property Council of Australia|language=en}}</ref>
== Career == In 1994 Madew moved to [[Canberra]] to work for [[King & Wood Mallesons|Mallesons Stephen Jaques]] in their property department. From there she moved to the [[Property Council of Australia]] as executive director of its ACT office in 2002.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Madew|first=Romilly|url=https://www.gbca.org.au/uploads/234/1002/Dollars%20and%20Sense%20of%20Green%20Buildings%202006.pdf|title=The Dollars and Sense of Green Buildings 2006: Building the Business Case for Green Commercial Buildings in Australia|publisher=Green Building Council of Australia|year=2006|pages=82}}</ref>
Madew was CEO of the [[Green Building Council of Australia]] from 2006 to 2019. She was appointed CEO of [[Infrastructure Australia]] in April 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-01-15|title=Romilly Madew appointed CEO of Infrastructure Australia|url=https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/romilly-madew-appointed-ceo-of-infrastructure-australia/|access-date=2021-04-13|website=Women's Agenda|language=en-AU}}</ref>
In May 2022 she was appointed CEO of [[Engineers Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-19 |title=Romilly Madew named new CEO of Engineers Australia |url=https://www.insideconstruction.com.au/section/industry-news/romilly-madew-named-new-ceo-of-engineers-australia/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Inside Construction |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Head of Infrastructure Australia named new CEO of Engineers Australia | website=Engineers Australia | date=19 May 2022 | url=https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/news-and-media/2022/07/head-infrastructure-australia-named-new-ceo-engineers-australia | access-date=27 June 2024}}</ref> {{as of|June 2024}} she is still in this position.<ref>{{cite web | title=Executive team | website=Engineers Australia | date=25 June 2024 | url=https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/about-us/executive-team | access-date=27 June 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601071039/https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/about-us/executive-team| archive-date =1 June 2024}}</ref>
==Other activities== She is one of the co-founders of the Minerva Network, an organisation of businesswomen who mentor women athletes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Minerva: Romilly Madew AO|url=https://www.minervanetwork.com.au/team-members/romilly-madew|access-date=2021-04-13|website=Minerva Network}}</ref> She has served on the board of both [[Chief Executive Women]] and [[Bilgola Beach, New South Wales|Bilgola Beach]] Surf Life Saving Club.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-27|title=Australia Day 2019 Awards: Recognitions For Outstanding Local Residents|url=http://www.pittwateronlinenews.com/Australia-Day-Honours-Lists-2019.php|access-date=2021-04-13|website=Pittwater Online News}}</ref>
== Honours and recognition == Madew won the 2009 Telstra White Pages Community and Government award for New South Wales.<ref>{{Cite web|title=State winners|url=https://www.telstrabusinesswomensawards.com/winners-and-finalists.2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929193851/https://www.telstrabusinesswomensawards.com/winners-and-finalists.2009|url-status=usurped|archive-date=29 September 2020|access-date=2021-04-13|website=Telstra Business Women's Awards}}</ref>
In the [[2019 Australia Day Honours]] Madew was appointed [[Officer of the Order of Australia]] for "distinguished service to the construction sector as a change agent and advocate for sustainable building practices".<ref name=honours>{{Cite web|title=Ms Romilly Jane Madew|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2002445|access-date=2021-04-13|website=Australian Honours Search Facility}}</ref>
She was elected Fellow of the [[Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering]] in October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-23|title=Academy welcomes STEM leaders as Fellows|url=https://www.atse.org.au/news-and-events/article/academy-welcomes-stem-leaders-as-fellows/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102070525/https://www.atse.org.au/news-and-events/article/academy-welcomes-stem-leaders-as-fellows/|archive-date=2019-11-02|access-date=2021-04-13|website=ATSE|language=en}}</ref>
== Personal == Madew is married to David Madew. They have three children.<ref name=":0" />
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{LinkedIn page|in/romilly-madew-ao-ftse-79aa289}}
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