Claire Wivell Plater

Following a 35-year legal career specialising in insurance and financial services, Claire repointed her considerable energy and enthusiasm at non-executive and advisory board work. She is currently a non-executive director of Youi Insurance, Lawcover Insurance, Swyftx, AuditCover, Valeur and Zero Hash Australia. She is Deputy Chair of The Stella Prize. Former directorships include Aware Financial Services and Athena Home Loans.

Claire’s legal career included partnership at Philips Fox (now DLA Piper) and leading the expansion of her boutique law firm, The Fold Legal (which she sold to Halo Group in 2021). She played an instrumental role in the establishment of Australia’s fintech industry, assisting to found Fintech Australia, advising the Federal Government and leading industry working parties contributing to government policy development in diverse areas such as the regulatory sandbox, digital advice and blockchain regulation. Claire also served on ASIC’s Business Advisory Committee for 9 years.

She is an active investor in early-stage tech ventures and a dedicated philanthropist, predominantly supporting arts and indigenous advancement causes.

Claire holds an LLB from Sydney University and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.