Jillian Shirley Segal is an Australian lawyer and business executive and Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism.
13 Facts About Jillian Segal
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Jillian Segal is known for her contributions on the boards of government, commercial and non-profit organisations.
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Jillian Segal served on the Council of the Australian War Memorial from 2014 to 2017 and was deputy chancellor of the University of New South Wales from 2010 to 2019.
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Since 2008 Jillian Segal has been chairman of the General Sir John Monash Foundation that administers the John Monash Scholarships.
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Jillian Segal has served on the board of the Sydney Opera House Trust since 2014.
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Jillian Segal was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to business law in Australia, particularly in the areas of financial services reform and market regulation, and to the community through a range of organisations".
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Jillian Segal was promoted to Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2019 Australia Day Honours for "distinguished service to the banking and financial regulation sectors, to not-for-profit organisations, and to women".
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Jillian Segal has been a board member of the Garvan Institute since 2009.
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Jillian Segal is the immediate past president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry.
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On 9 July 2024, Jillian Segal was appointed for a term of three years Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in Australia to the Australian Government by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
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Jillian Segal's appointment was praised by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the representative body of Australian Jewry, and received support from the federal Coalition.
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In January 2025, Jillian Segal criticised lenient sentencing for antisemitic offenses as a factor undermining efforts to address hate crimes against the Australian Jewish community, and called for mandatory sentencing for individuals attacking synagogues.
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Jillian Segal argued that urgent action is required to implement tougher sentencing guidelines and ensure more consistent prosecution of antisemitic hate crimes.