Monique Conheady

Monique is a co-founder of Flexicar and the company’s CEO.

Graduating with honours from the University of Melbourne in both Engineering and Arts, Monique previously worked as an engineer/project manager in the infrastructure sector.

Her experience includes time in both the private & public sectors on projects as diverse as a renewable energy program for remote Indigenous communities, a regeneration project for an old mining town in the north of England and a new head office building for Sainbury's in Cario.

In 1998 she was awarded the National Association of Women in Construction Young Achiever Award. She a Committee Member of the Moreland Energy Foundation Limited and a current Fellow of the Centre for Sustainability Leadership.

Monique is passionate about new ways of doing business that are financially, socially and environmentally sustainable, and she aspires to be a serial "eco-preneur".

Five minutes with Monique

My most treasured possession is...my touring bike

My guiltiest pleasure is....nana napping

My last meal would be.... fresh berries

My porn star name would be (first pet, first street)... Snowy Carr

My worst trait is....never venturing out on the "other side" of the river

My worst job was....washing dishes in a truck stop kitchen

I relax by... riding my bike

When I was a child I wanted to be... a ballerina

I wish I had....straight hair

I wish I hadn’t... lost my 1st iphone

If I could live anywhere, I’d choose... Brunswick (where I live now!)

I try to cut my environmental impact by... riding my bike

My favourite Flexicar is... The Flying Car