Mel Silva has more than 25 years’ experience across the digital and financial services sectors and is currently the Managing Director and Vice President for Google in Australia and New Zealand.
Since joining Google in 2007, she has held a number of senior roles in Australia and the APAC region. Prior to coming home to Sydney in 2018 to take on her current role, she spent two years in Singapore with her family, where she was responsible for Google's Go to Market Strategy and Operations team across APAC.

Before joining Google, she was the General Manager at Fairfax Digital’s Direct Access. She also has an extensive product and marketing background in the financial services sector with organisations including Citibank, ING Direct and AMP.

In 2023, Mel was appointed to the Board of the Business Council of Australia, where she currently chairs the Digital and AI Committee. And in August 2024, she joined the Sydney Opera House as a trustee, where she is Chair of the Visitor Experience Committee and a Member of the Audit & Risk Committee. Mel is also a member of Chief Executive Women and GAICD.

Mel is a strong advocate for Reconciliation and diversity. She helped launch Google Australia’s third Reconciliation Action Plan, aiming to enable and encourage every Googler to become active contributors to Reconciliation, and is helping drive initiatives to improve diversity, equity and inclusion at Google and across the industry.