Serena Sasingian

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.