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The Future Chasers : Stories from Young Australians of Innovation, Change and Leadership - Jan Owen

The Future Chasers

Stories from Young Australians of Innovation, Change and Leadership

By: Jan Owen

Paperback | 1 September 2014

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Think you know young Australians? Think again. This collection profiles 15 extraordinarily talented, inspiring and hard-working young people achieving amazing things in fields as varied as politics, industry, the arts, and medicine. These uplifting and daring agents of change are turning generational stereotypes on their heads, proving that our country’s future is bright. Compiled by the CEO of FYA, Jan Owen, the collection features absorbing interviews with: Aaron Tait; Alissa Holton; Benson Saulo; Chris Raine; Elliot Costello; Holly Ransom; James Reade; Lucinda Hartley; Marita Cheng; Michelle Law; Nathan Murphy; Nishan David; Samah Hadid; Viv Benjamin; Yassmin Abdel-Magied.

About the Author

Jan Owen is CEO of the Foundation for Young Australians. In 2012, she was named the inaugural Australian Financial Review & Westpac Group ‘Woman of Influence’. Before joining FYA, she was Executive Director of Social Ventures Australia, while prior to this, she founded the CREATE Foundation.

Jan has contributed to the establishment of many social change organisations in Australia and served on a wide range of boards. She is the author of Every Childhood Lasts a Lifetime (1996) and in 2000 she was awarded membership of the Order of Australia for services to children. Jan lives with her family in Melbourne.

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