Dr Elea Wurth is Deloitte’s Lead Partner for Trustworthy AI in Asia Pacific and Australia.
Drawing on more than two decades of experience in advanced analytics, AI and automation, Elea advises major institutions on the design and implementation of ethical, legally sound and technically robust AI governance and risk management.
Elea is a recognised leader in enterprise AI governance and AI model risk management. She works with boards, senior executives and risk leaders to establish clear accountability, risk appetite, policies, controls and oversight across the AI lifecycle. Her expertise includes integrating AI into enterprise and model risk management frameworks; designing proportionate risk classification and approval processes; and strengthening model validation, testing, monitoring, reporting and human oversight. She advises institutions on governing traditional machine learning, generative AI and increasingly autonomous agentic AI systems.
A pioneer in the field, Elea has led significant AI governance and risk programs across financial services, government, telecommunications, transport, energy, utilities and mining. She has also contributed directly to the development of Australia’s approach to AI risk and regulation, serving as an advisor on Trustworthy AI to the Robodebt Royal Commission and contributing to the government’s position on Safe and Responsible AI and Proposed Mandatory Guardrails for High-Risk AI.
Elea is known for helping organisations treat governance not as a constraint on innovation, but as the foundation for adopting and scaling AI with confidence. She advises boards and leadership teams on balancing innovation, regulatory expectations and risk, while establishing governance arrangements that are practical, proportionate and embedded within existing business and risk management structures.
She has led influential research into AI governance maturity and the relationship between effective governance, AI adoption and enterprise value, including major studies of AI governance across Asia Pacific and the global banking sector. Her current work also addresses the governance of agentic AI, including accountability, behavioural guardrails, intervention mechanisms and ongoing oversight as AI systems become more autonomous.
Beyond her client and industry leadership, Elea is a prominent public voice on Trustworthy AI. She is a regular conference speaker, commentator and author, and was named to the 2025 Women Leading Tech Power List. She is also a Guest Lecturer with the University of Sydney Business School, where she teaches AI risk management and governance as part of the University of Sydney–AICD AI Fluency Sprint.
Combining deep technical and risk expertise with a strategic understanding of boards, regulation and enterprise transformation, Elea is a trusted advisor to organisations seeking to realise the value of AI while ensuring it remains accountable, resilient and worthy of trust.