Lea Sublett is an international leader in alumni engagement, with a 25-year career in higher education. In March 2023, she was appointed as inaugural Associate Director of Alumni Relations at the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.

Prior to her current position, Lea served as the Manager of Alumni Affairs at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia for seven years. During her tenure, she developed a best-practice office of Alumni Affairs and successfully implemented a global alumni engagement strategy and University-wide programs and events. Lea's career also includes roles as the Director of Alumni Relations at The Australian National University and Director of Alumni and Community Relations at The University of Queensland. 

Lea has actively served the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) as a volunteer for over 10 years. She serves on the CASE Alumni Relations Commission and was named a CASE Laureate in 2019.