Virginia Lloyd is the author of the memoir The Young Widow’s Book of Home Improvement, out now in paperback.

Virginia worked in academia, book publishing, professional services marketing and corporate communications before turning her attention to philanthropy and the not-for-profit sector. She now works on a consulting basis for clients in areas such as health, disability and the arts. Recent clients include the Lowy Institute for International Policy, the National E-Health Transition Authority, and National Australia Trustees.

She is the immediate Past President of Sydney PEN (International PEN Center), a former Vice President of the Sydney Improvised Music Association, and a graduate of New York University’s Heyman Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising. Virginia is currently working on a book about women musicians. Some of her other published work can be viewed here.  

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