Nada Nasser

Chief Executive Officer

Nada has extensive experience as a senior leader in housing and human services in the government and not for profit sectors.  She has led strategy, operations, and growth to strengthen communities and improve outcomes for disadvantaged communities.

Prior to joining the Women’s Housing Company, Nada was a State Director at Mission Australia leading service delivery in NSW, ACT and Victoria. Prior to that she led business strategy, homelessness programs and innovative product and service development at the then Housing NSW.

Early in her career Nada worked at the grassroots in youth work, migrant services and women’s training programs.  Nada is passionate about social justice and about improving outcomes women in social housing and those homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Nada holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA); Bachelor of Arts (Social Science) and is a Graduate of the Australian institute of Company Directors (GAICD)

News & Stories

More than housing: how women’s empowerment creates pathways to independence

With Libby Caskey, Senior Manager, Partnerships and Impact What does “more than housing” mean in practice at Women’s Housing Company? “For decades, housing responses to women experiencing homelessness and domestic and family violence have rightly focused on one fundamental outcome: safety. Safe housing is life-changing and provides stability, protection and the ability to begin recovering from trauma.  […]

August 11, 2026

Action now, impact always

Reflecting on 20 years working in housing and homelessness By Nada Nasser, CEO, Women’s Housing Company As I reflect on more than 20 years working in housing and homelessness, I’m reminded of both how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go to make homelessness rare, brief and not repeated. My first […]

August 3, 2026

Continuous quality improvement

Building better outcomes for women, every day For more than 40 years, Women’s Housing Company has been guided by a commitment to learning, adapting and improving. Rather than waiting for large-scale reviews or reacting to problems after they occur, we embed continuous quality improvement into everyday operations – creating a culture of ongoing reflection and […]

July 15, 2026
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
The Women’s Housing Company acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate, and pays respect to Elders both past and present.

Nada Nasser