Costa Vasili is the founder and CEO of Ethnolink, one of Australia’s largest multicultural communications agencies. He launched Ethnolink in 2011 at the age of 20 as a translation company, and over the past 14 years has grown it into a fully integrated multicultural communications agency working across research & strategy, creative, translations, and media & engagement.
Costa grew up in the City of Greater Dandenong — one of Australia’s most culturally and linguistically diverse local government areas. He is a second-generation Australian, with his father and grandparents all born in Cyprus. His family's migration story shaped his lifelong commitment to breaking down language and cultural barriers and creating a more inclusive Australia.
Recognised for his contribution to multiculturalism, Costa was inducted into the Victorian Multicultural Honour Roll in 2024. He has worked at the intersections of language and technology throughout his career, with a focus on removing language as a barrier to participation in Australian society.
Today, Ethnolink delivers services in more than 150 languages for government and community clients nationwide. Costa is a board member of the Australasian Association of Language Companies (AALC), serves on industry advisory boards for Monash University and RMIT, and is the Immediate Past President of the Melbourne Chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO).