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Jamila Rizvi's Biography
Jamila Rizvi is an author, presenter and political commentator. She is the Chief Creative Officer for the Nine Network's Future Women and hosts their digital events offering. Jamila writes regularly for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Good Weekend and Sunday Life.
Jamila's best-selling book Not Just Lucky, a career manifesto for millennial women, was published by Penguin in June 2017 and long listed for the Australian Book Industry Awards in 2018. Her second book, an anthology of letters about the first three months of life with a newborn, called The Motherhood, was released in April 2017.
Jamila has since edited Untold Resilience, a collection of stories about older Australian women, and written a children’s book called I’m a Hero Too, both released in October 2020. She has been named one of Australia’s 100 Women of Influence by the Australian Financial Review, and is the 2020 Victoria Award for Excellence in Women's Leadership.
Jamila is the co-founder of the popular event series Tea with Jam and Clare, which she hosts with singer Clare Bowditch. The event attracts audiences in their thousands each year and has an online community of 10,000 women. She is also the host of Anonymous Was a Woman and co-host of The Briefing podcast.
Prior to entering the media, Jamila worked in politics as an advisor to the Rudd and Gillard governments. She has advised governments at the highest levels on issues including employment, women, media, child care, and youth affairs.
Jamila is an Ambassador for CARE Australia, and the RMH Neuroscience Foundation. She is a board member of the Melbourne’s Writer’s Festival and the 2020 Program Ambassador.
Jamila's easygoing, professional and infectious style also puts her in high demand as an MC, interviewer and host. She has interviewed celebrities and thinkers, including Bill Gates, Kim Kardashian, Julia Gillard, George Megalogenis, Manal Al-Sharif, Aminatau Sau, Dannii Minogue, Gillian Triggs, Zoe Foster-Blake, Zinzi Clemmons, Tom Keneally and Naomi Watts.
Jamila has travelled all over Australia speaking about her best-selling books, hosting conversations at corporate conferences, writers festivals, charity functions, and televised events. She is as comfortable running an intimate day-long workshop for 20 executive participants, as she is addressing audiences of 3000+ at the Sydney Convention Centre.