Dr Niki Vincent is the South Australian Commissioner for Equal Opportunity. As such, she is responsible to the Attorney General for the general administration if the SA Equal Opportunity Act (1984); Under the Act, her functions are to receive, investigate and conciliate complaints of discrimination; foster and encourage informed and unprejudiced attitudes amongst members of the public, with a view to eliminating discrimination; institute, promote or assist in research, data collection and dissemination of information relating to discrimination and; to make recommendations to the Minister as to legislative or other reforms that she believes will further the objects of the Act.

Prior to this appointment, Niki held the position of CEO of the Leaders Institute of SA as well as a concurrent appointment as a member of the SA Remuneration Tribunal. She currently Chairs the Australian Council of Human Rights Agencies, serves on the national management committee of Play by the Rules and is a member of the Advisory Council for the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). She also holds an appointment as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the University of South Australia's Business School. In addition, she is an active ambassador for Time for Kids – a respite foster care organisation.

Niki holds two University Medals (for her PhD and Honours in Psychology). She has also received an Australian Leadership Award and was an SA Finalist in the Telstra Business Woman of the Year Award. She has authored numerous academic publications.

A mother of four adult children and grandmother to 9, Niki also is a weekend respite foster mum to a 15-year old girl from Liberia. She spends her sparse free time with family and friends, hiking, seeing films, listening to Radio National podcasts and a variety of music, doing yoga, gardening and camping.