Kaley Nicholson is a proud Koorie woman with family ties to Traditional Owner groups across the state, including Barapa Barapa, Bunurong/Boonwurrung, Latji Latji, Mutthi Mutthi, Taungurung, Wamba Wemba, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta.
She is CEO of the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations, Chair of the Board of Taungurung Land and Waters Council, a Board Director of Alpine Resorts Victoria, and the Taungurung reserved seat holder on the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria. She holds a Master of Indigenous Business Leadership from Monash University, has completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ renowned Company Directors’ course, and has 15 years’ professional and academic experience spanning governance, public policy, sociology and community development – contributing to a collaborative, results-driven leadership style that delivers strategic outcomes and supports the advancement of Aboriginal communities across Australia. As Federation CEO, she leads statewide strategy to amplify Traditional Owner voices and drive Treaty readiness, land justice, and self-determination.
