McKinnon Prize 2020 Selection Panel

Yasmin Poole

Yasmin Poole is an award-winning speaker, writer and youth advocate. Yasmin is currently Plan International’s National Ambassador, focusing on amplifying the voices of young women and girls across the world. Yasmin was Chair of the Victorian Government’s Youth Congress in 2018. She is a board director at Oz Harvest and has represented Australian youth at APEC and the UN Commission on the Status of Women. She was the youngest member of the Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence in 2019, and Top 40 under 40 Most Influential Asian Australians.