Most Powerful Women Asia

Vicki Brady 

Courtesy of Telstra
  • Title
    Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
  • Company/Affiliation
    Telstra
  • Country/Territory
    Australia

Vicki Brady is the first female CEO of Telstra, Australia's largest telecommunications company, a position she's held since 2022. Brady was previously CFO and also spent time at the Singtel-owned Optus before joining Telstra in 2016. Telstra cut 550 jobs earlier this year, building on the 2,800 jobs cut last year. Brady is pushing her company to embrace AI--and, unlike some of her peers in corporate Australia, says flexible work is at the "heart of how we operate."