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Eva Balan attended St Aloysius College from 1990 to1995. As a student she was active in debating and public speaking, was involved in the choir, the orchestra as well as school dramas and musicals. Eva demonstrated a commitment to social justice by leading the Amnesty Group within the school.

She completed a degree in International Relations and Marketing from the University of South Australia and a PhD in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Adelaide.

Eva spent nine years working for Microsoft in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia and was the State Director of Microsoft in South Australia. In 2018, she joined the South Australian Government as Chief Information Officer in the Department of Premier and Cabinet. In this role, Eva and her team kept the SA Government safe from cyberthreat, provided core technology services that allowed SA Government to function and engage with citizens and businesses to deliver government services in new and better ways, using digital technologies. In 2025, Eva was appointed Chief Digital Officer with SA Power Networks.

Eva is founder of HerTechPath, a community of women working in the technology sector in South Australia, who deliver briefings to high schools to inspire girls to consider careers in this exciting and important sector.