Jessica Liley

Pronouns: She/Her
Role: Board Director | Co-Chair

Jessica is a senior HR and employment law executive with almost 20 years’ experience leading people, governance and risk functions across large organisations in a range of industries. She currently serves as Director of HR for a large private company, bringing deep expertise in strategy, compliance, organisational leadership and complex stakeholder environments.

Jessica’s professional career is complemented by a lifelong connection to the arts. She began as an opera singer and holds both a Bachelor of Music and a Juris Doctor. Alongside her corporate career, she has built experience as a screenwriter and producer, with a growing body of work focused on bold, authentic storytelling and meaningful representation of the LGBTIQ+ community.

Jessica joined the board of Queer Screen in 2024 and was appointed Co-Chair in 2025. In this role, she brings a unique ability to bridge executive leadership with creative practice, combining strong governance and commercial insight with a genuine understanding of the needs of filmmakers and the evolving environments in which they work.

As Co-Chair, she is focused on strengthening organisational governance, sustainability and industry pathways, while helping drive initiatives that support, protect and elevate queer filmmakers and queer storytelling.