Tamika Smith is a well-known Australian Construction Entrepreneur and Philanthropist. With a focus on Regional Housing Solutions across sectors and over 18 years in construction — 14 specialising in social & affordable housing — Tamika has worked across every part of the housing value chain: strategy, acquisitions, management, construction delivery & capital structuring, in direct partnership with government, community housing providers & private capital. 
 

As a Founder & Chair of a Global Educational Platform supporting women in construction, Tamika's experience spans real delivery accountability across a genuine range of residential developments. From direct equity ownership to shared equity, government-backed program funding & corporate headlease models with highly rated corporates & financial institutions. It also includes founding & bootstrapping multiple businesses from the ground up on her own capital, building each into a larger strategy to see housing be delivered in areas that need it most.

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→ Originated NSW's largest social housing development delivered through manufactured construction

→ Several Developments undertaking for housing providers across build to sell, shared equity programs, affordable housing, social and emergency housing. This also includes structuring large-scale infrastructure delivery programs with long-term subsidised financial models & shared equity programs to deliver housing across regions 

→ Designed & led an internationally-recognised Social Impact Bonds within correctional facilities, reducing recidivism through housing-linked education & employment pathways

→ Built quality assurance & delivery frameworks that brought offsite/modular construction standards into Australian housing delivery

→ Advised on Federal & State strategies, including Crown Land for key worker housing alongside major infrastructure projects

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Tamika's executive experience spans advisory roles in both private sector & public specialising in NFP governance & chairing a private sector educational platform in construction, bringing board-level housing sector insight to complement her operational & delivery to match capital structuring needs.

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Named "Most Influential Woman in Construction" by Built International & "Entrepreneur Woman of the Year," Tamika is regularly engaged by state & local government stakeholders as an expert in affordable housing solutions, & has served as an industry spokesperson for key media including The Today Show & News Corp

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