Cindy Reese Mitchell

Non-Executive Director

Based at Charles Darwin University, Cindy’s work examines the effectiveness of Outback entrepreneurial ecosystems, particularly in relation to collective enterprise development, entrepreneurial education, and access to finance for Indigenous entrepreneurs. Previously, she was the founding Chief Executive Officer of Mill House Ventures, the Canberra region’s first dedicated social enterprise business development consultancy. Cindy has worked as a venture capital investment manager in senior management roles at large corporate organisations in Australia and the United States. Cindy is a field builder and boundary spanner, conversant in working across the academy, philanthropy, economic development, and government. She continually challenges entrenched colonial paradigms by prioritising the lived experiences and cultural values of her First Nations co-labourers.

Membership of Board Sub Committees

Member of Impact Investing Committee

Former directorships in last 3 years

She previously served on the board of Mosaic Life Care Limited and the Social Enterprise Council of NSW and ACT (SECNA).