Meet Taylor Hawkins
Taylor is an award-winning advocate and leadership development specialist focused on future-driven leadership, policy innovation, and intergenerational collaboration. She is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Foundations for Tomorrow, a non-profit dedicated to advancing the protection of future generations’ interests in Australia, which recently spearheaded the introduction of the Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill (2025) into Australian Federal Parliament, convenes the Australian Parliamentary Group for Future Generations, and is the chair of the Intergenerational Fairness Coalition. Taylor is also a Managing Consultant for Leading Initiatives Worldwide, is the Australia Focal Lead for Raksha Intelligence Futures, and was an Advisor to the Our Future Agenda initiative of the United Nations Foundation in the lead-up to the UN Summit of the Future. Additionally, she serves as the youngest member of the World Economic Forum's Global Foresight Network Advisory Board, the Executive Leadership Team for the Network of Institutions for Future Generations, and the Global Futures Council on Human Science of Environmental Action.
Taylor’s first book, Future Generations Policy, Governance and Leadership: Ending ‘Policrastination’, is scheduled for release in March 2026 and explores how intergenerational thinking and long-term governance can deliver better outcomes.
An accomplished speaker, Taylor has spoken at international events such as the Dubai Future Forum, the Global Parliamentary Congress and the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos.
Taylor’s awards and recognitions include: LearnX Awards, Winner, Leadership Development 2025; Ashoka, Together Towards Tomorrow Challenge, Winner 2024; NSW Young Australian of the Year, Finalist 2024; Kofi Annan Changemaker 2023, one of 12 young leaders selected globally; NSW Young Achiever Awards, Finalist 2022; YAIIA Young Women to Watch in International Affairs, 2022; Australia-ASEAN Emerging Leaders Program, 2022 Cohort; MBAus, Community Impact Award 2021; Foundation for Young Australians, Young Social Pioneer 2020; Smart Company, ‘30 Under 30’ List 2019.
My Why
I believe great leadership is about more than what's in front of you right now. It's about understanding where we've come from and taking responsibility for where we're heading. Every generation is shaped by the one before it and leaves its mark on the one that follows. That connection across time is something I think about constantly. It's why I work with leaders and institutions to embed long-term, future-generations thinking into the way they lead, because the most effective leaders I've met are the ones who hold both the past and the future.
My Accomplishments
Founded Foundations for Tomorrow and spearheaded the Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill introduced into Australian Federal Parliament in 2025.
Selected as one of 12 global Kofi Annan Changemakers and named a finalist for NSW Young Australian of the Year.
Established the Australian Parliamentary Group for Future Generations and the Intergenerational Fairness Coalition (30+ member organisations and growing).
Designed the Future50 flagship program as the youngest member of the World Economic Forum's Global Foresight Network Advisory Board.
Led a national consultation that gathered 10,000+ responses from young Australians, published as the Awareness to Action report.
Published Future Generations Policy, Governance and Leadership: Ending Policrastination with Springer.
Fun facts
I'm a ceramics enthusiast. I love collecting pieces and getting my hands dirty at the wheel making my own.
At 6 foot tall, I wear heels often. I was never going to look petite, so I lean into it.
I coined the word "policrastination," the habit of deferring long-term impacts in political decision-making, and somehow got it into a book title.
How I can help
Helping your organisation think beyond the next quarter and embed long-term, future-generations thinking into strategy and decision-making.
Designing and facilitating leadership development programs that build future-driven leaders, from the C-suite to emerging talent.
Navigating the intersection of policy, governance and foresight, particularly where intergenerational fairness is at stake.
Translating complex global trends and signals into strategic insight your team can actually act on.
Building coalitions and partnerships that bridge sectors, generations and borders to drive meaningful change.
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