Debby Blakey is the CEO of HESTA and is responsible for leading the industry fund dedicated to the health and community services sector. 

Debby joined HESTA in 2008 as an Executive leading the Member Advice Unit and assumed the role of Deputy CEO in 2012. A proven leader with more than 25 years’ experience in super and financial services, Debby has a wealth of experience having held a range of senior positions within a number of financial institutions and having run her own business as an Employee Benefit Consultant for 12 years. 

Debby is a Director of Fund Executives Association Limited (FEAL), an organisation dedicated to supporting the professional development of leaders in the superannuation industry, Industry Super Australia Ltd (ISA) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). 

Debby holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Natal (South Africa), is a Certified Financial Planner, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In 2018 Debby was awarded FEAL’s Fund Executive of the Year.