Ms Stephanie Copus Campbell is the Australian Ambassador for Gender Equality, she is the lead advocate for Australia’s work on gender equality across all aspects of foreign policy.

Stephanie has extensive experience working across the public, private, philanthropic, and community sectors in Australia and the Indo-Pacific. She has served as the head of Australia's bilateral aid programs with Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and Tuvalu, as well as the head of Australia's Pacific Regional programs. Additionally, she has held senior executive roles with CARE Australia and the Oil Search Foundation.

She is a founding Director on the Femili PNG Board (providing services to survivors of family and sexual violence) and the PNG City Pharmacy Ltd. Board. From 2018 to 2023, she chaired the Southern Highlands Provincial Health Authority Board, the third-largest province in PNG.

Stephanie holds a Master of Philosophy from Cambridge University (UK) in international relations and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. She is currently undertaking a Master of Social Work through the University of Melbourne and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She also volunteers in palliative care at Clare Holland House Hospice and as a wildlife carer and rescuer for ACT Wildlife.