Deena Amorelli is a Chief People Officer with more than 20 years’ experience leading people and culture functions across complex, multi-site organisations through periods of significant transformation.
Deena partners closely with Boards and executive teams to strengthen organisational capability and align people strategy with business outcomes. Her focus is on building high-performing organisations where culture, leadership and workforce capability enable long-term success.
Her experience spans hospitality, retail, higher education and media, covering the full breadth of HR. She has led industrial relations, organisational design, leadership capability, employee experience and cultural change initiatives, often in environments shaped by scale, competing priorities and public scrutiny.
With undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in Psychology, Deena has a particular interest in how leadership behaviour shapes performance. She works with leaders to translate strategy into practical, measurable outcomes at individual, team and organisational levels.

The role of the Board is to provide strategic oversight and direction for the Heart Foundation’s activities and ensure that those organisational activities are directed towards achieving its vision of an Australia free of heart disease and its mission to prevent heart disease and improve the heart health and quality of life of all Australians through our work in prevention, support and care and research.

The Heart Foundation is a National Health Promotion Charity with offices in each state and territory. The National Heart Foundation of Australia (Heart Foundation) is a Company Limited by Guarantee.

The Heart Foundation leadership team brings together experience from commercial, government and charity sectors to lead our fight for all Australian hearts.
Last updated01 November 2026