Serena Sasingian is the FDC Pacific Research Fellow at the Lowy Institute, with more than 15 years of experience in development and public policy across government, private, and non-profit sectors. She is the former CEO of Digicel Foundation PNG and co-founder of The Voice Inc., a youth-led development organisation. Serena holds a Bachelor of Law (Honours) from the University of PNG and a Master of Business (Philanthropy and Non-Profit Studies) from QUT.

She has served as a senior policy lawyer in PNG’s Department of Justice, contributing to domestic violence and sorcery-related violence legislation. Serena has held board roles with Femili PNG, BSP Life, and the Lowy Institute’s PNG-Australia Network, and was a member of the advisory board for International IDEA in Stockholm until 2023.