Debbie Millard completed her university education in 1987 at Oxford University with an Honours degree in Pure and Applied Biology. She qualified as a chartered accountant in 1997, is a Fellow of Leadership WA, a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and participant in the AICD Director Pipeline Project. Ms Millard was a finalist of the 2015 Telstra Business Women’s Awards in the Corporate and Private Business category. She has also been involved in not-for-profit community involvement including as a board member of Leadership WA, Mundaring Arts Centre and Aboriginal Art Centre Hub WA.