Audette Exel is co-founder of the Adara Group (formerly the ISIS Group) which is made up of three parts – Adara Advisors and Adara Development and the recently established Adara Partners. The Adara businesses are businesses for purpose rather than profit. Their sole objective is to fund Adara Development’s administration and emergency project costs. The Adara businesses have provided millions of dollars in core support costs to Adara Development since inception, allowing 100% of all other donations received to go directly to the community.

Audette grew up in New Zealand and is now based in Australia. She is a former lawyer and banker who at the age of 30 became the managing director of the Bermuda Commercial Bank; in the mid-90s she also spent two years as Chairman of the Bermuda Stock Exchange. In 2013, Audette was awarded an honorary Order of Australia for her work in Nepal and Uganda, and in 2014 last year she was recognised by Forbes as a "Hero of Philanthropy". In 2015, Audette was inducted into the Australian Businesswomen’s Hall of Fame. She was a recipient of a World Class New Zealander Award in 2015.

Photo shows Audette with kids in the community as part of the community based healthcare program in Uganda