Elizabeth Cox

Elizabeth is General Manager, North East Asia for the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) and Minister (Commercial) at the Australian Embassy Japan. Elizabeth leads the Austrade North East Asia network, which includes offices in Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul and Ulanbaatar.

Elizabeth joined the Austrade in 2021, and commenced her posting in Tokyo in June 2021. Prior to joining Austrade, Elizabeth Cox was Head of Government Relations, Asia, and Head of Corporate Affairs, Japan at Macquarie Group.

Elizabeth held a number of senior government and corporate affairs roles at Macquarie Group, as Head of Media and External Communications for Europe, Middle East and Africa, and in Macquarie’s media and public affairs teams in Hong Kong and Australia. Prior to joining Macquarie in 2007, Elizabeth worked for investment and trading house Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and the Japan Local Government Centre, Sydney.

Elizabeth graduated from the Australian National University with a Bachelor of Asian Studies (Japanese). She holds a Masters in Public Communication from the University of Technology, Sydney and completed  one-year exchange programs at Gakushuin University and Nagoya University, Japan.