Fiona Strang grew up in Warwick on the Darling Downs, was educated locally before completing university in Brisbane and moving to Moree to take up her first job as a speech pathologist.

She has over 30 years of experience in the primary health care field, and 20 years of experience in senior leadership positions including 13 years as CEO of the Barwon Division of General Practice. 

Fiona has led HealthWISE as CEO since the organisation was established in 2015.

Fiona leads ‘The Exchange’ panel bringing women in business and leadership roles together to share their professional hacks, stories and insights.

Fiona sees The Exchange as an opportunity for women across northern New South Wales and southern Queensland to explore future opportunities for networking, share leadership ideas, skills and experiences and link with like-minded women to share their experiences of business. 

The Exchange was established in 2019, as an initiative of HealthWISE, to foster an exchange of ideas between women in business and leadership roles.