Louise Adams (civil engineer)

Louise Adams is an Australian civil engineer. she is Aurecon's chief operating officer.

Early life and education
Louise Adams graduated from the Wharton Business School in 2018, through the Chief Executive Women scholarship.

Career
Adams has worked as a civil engineer for over 25 years.

She served as the chief executive for Australia and New Zealand at Aurecon, overseeing a workforce of 4,300 people. In 2013, Adams became the first woman to serve as executive director on Aurecon's Global Board and is Aurecon's global spokesperson for Women in Leadership. Aurecon's chief operating officer. Previously

Adams has said that the engineering sector has a "significant lack of cultural and gender diversity". She said that: "For decades, our industry has been positioned as a male-centric profession. Promoted with images of hard hats and heavy machinery, a profession most suited to men. I believe this has narrowed our thinking, our perspectives, it has created a gender imbalance, siloed cultural profiles and above all – stifled potential for diversity of thought and, in turn, innovation."

Recognition
In 2020, Adams was awarded Australian CEO of the Year by The CEO Magazine.

In 2021, she was recognised as a Deakin University Alumni of the Year.

In November 2021 Adams was elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.

In 2023, she was made the Australian Business Champion to Vietnam by the Australia Vietnam Policy Institute.