Term expires February 2026

Shanti Berggren is the General Counsel and Executive Director of Legal Services at Adelaide University. She is a commercial lawyer who has worked in private practice and in-house roles in Los Angeles, Singapore, and Sydney. Her daily practice has great emphasis on the quasi-legal aspect of being an in-house lawyer, such as applying a pragmatic governance and risk lens while driving sound commercial outcomes.

Current Positions

  • General Counsel and Executive Director Legal Services - University of Adelaide
  • Non-Executive Director, Homestart Finance
  • Previous Positions
  • Chair, Council of Governors, Wilderness School
  • Head of Procurement, Optus
  • Acting General Counsel, Optus
  • Deputy General Counsel, Optus
  • Solicitor, Gilbert and Tobin