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Melbourne, Victoria, Au

ELAA is the peak body representing over 1300 early education and care providers including independent kindergartens, Early Years Manager (EYM) organisations, long day care services, and local governments. Our team of 25 passionate professionals provides enabling services & programs and advocacy for organisations which educate and care for 220,000 children each week.

Canberra, Au

We are creating an Australia where civil society is robust and vibrant; public debate is informed, fair and diverse; citizens are engaged, government is clean, open and accountable and the wellbeing of people and the planet comes first.

Essendon, Victoria, Au

Pivot is a privately-held SaaS company offering evidence-based tools, data analytics and practical support to help improve teacher effectiveness in K-12 schools.Our premium service draws on international research in providing a school's teachers with insights they can trust via student feedback.With a team of 25 and more than 1000 schools, system partners and peak bodies on our platform, Pivot is making a powerful impact on teaching and learning outcomes in Australia.

Carlton, Victoria, Au

With 210,000 supporters, EV is the state’s leading environmental NGO. The organisation runs a range of programs with the objective of driving policy and regulatory action on climate change and to protect the state’s natural environment. I am the Chair of the Board's Finance, Audit & Risk committee.

Hawthorn, Victoria, Au

Compass in one of Australia's leading education technology providers with a customer base of over 2,000 schools primarily in the public sector. Its team of 230 staff have built a platform full of clever time-saving tools for teachers & administrators which mean schools can focus on their #1 priority: teaching.As CRO, I led our sales, marketing & account management teams.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Stile is a SaaS business providing a science teaching solution to secondary schools. Over 900 schools in Australia and New Zealand use Stile in their classrooms every week.As Chief Operating Officer, I had P&L responsibility for ANZ operations and all CFO functions including group-wide budgets, financial management and Board reporting.My achievements at Stile included:- 30% revenue growth in first year in role- Step-change increase in customer retention rate- Designed & implemented improved financial reporting to address Board requirements.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

The Calvary Health Care group operates across six states with revenue of $1.3b. I served as one of a 5 member Executive Team running the $75m home care services division which has 1800 staff and 20,000 clients. I was responsible for the sales, marketing, customer service and scheduling functions. My achievements include:• Delivered 25% growth in clients in key segment – When I joined Calvary there was no Sales and Marketing function. I built these teams from scratch and devised the campaign which delivered above-target sales growth in our most critical service line, Home Care Packages.• Delivering opex savings – I led the design and implementation of the restructure of the Customer Operations function which is on track to reduce operating expenses by 15%.• Led project to replace core enterprise IT system – The business’ core client management system was 15 years old and not performing well when I joined. I led the market scan to identify alternative systems, the preparation of the business case for the replacement system, implementation planning and implementation delivery.

Richmond, Victoria, Au

13 SICK / National Home Doctor Service (NHDS) is a primary health care provider owned by private equity firm Crescent Capital with revenue over $100m.Reporting to the CEO, my achievements at NHDS included:• Post-merger Integration Lead – Led the integration process for the rollup of 4 different city-based businesses into one national organisation. The project scope included IT and telephony systems, contact centres, claiming, payroll, clinical governance, and marketing functions.• Major growth in Loyalty Program – I developed and implemented the 'After Hours Plus' loyalty program which grew to 3.3 million members under my leadership. • Regional Cities Expansion - Drove our expansion into 6 new greenfield cities and added $3m in new revenue.• Software development – I managed end-to-end the process of scoping, developing and then launching our patient app.

Reporting to the CFO, I served in various roles for the Australian arm of the electric car infrastructure pioneer over three years. I was responsible for: - Securing funding of $3.5m from the Commonwealth Government’s Green Car Innovation Fund, including negotiation of funding terms - Design and delivery of the business' electricity metering architecture, including establishing and managing relationships with 8 electricity distribution network businesses. - Driving negotiations with electricity retailers regarding consumer and fleet products for the electric vehicle fuelling market. - Managing the sales team for electric vehicle charging products and services.

Docklands, Victoria, Au

Nous Group is an international management consulting firm with a consulting staff of 600 and a client base including major Federal and State government departments, ASX-100 corporations, and large non-profit organisations. At Nous, my assignments included: - Developing a reform plan for Victorian Government’s $500 million Community Care System addressing policy objectives, funding models and service designs.- Working with the CEO of a major aged care provider with 800 staff to devise a turnaround strategy and address a substantial operating deficit.- Development of a shared services strategy for 12 Victorian Government Departments and Agencies, with combined headcount of 100,000. The project identified savings of $60m p.a. on functions including IT services, payroll, HR and fleet management. - Managing the official Victorian Government review of the January 2007 electricity supply outages. Our analysis confirmed the crisis cost the State economy $500m and recommended a series of changes to electricity network emergency management protocols which the Government adopted.

A pioneer of the sharing economy, Flexicar is Australia's leading car sharing network with vehicles available for use by members across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. Every Flexicar replaces around 7 privately-owned cars, making the service a strong contributor to reducing urban congestion and carbon emissions.As Co-Founder my responsibilities included:- Developing the business plan and successfully completing 2 capital raising rounds. - Delivering marketing, sales and member services functions.- Negotiating key IT and vehicle finance provider contracts.- Serving on the Board of Directors.In 2010, we provided an exit to our investors via a sale process. Hertz Australia acquired the business and continues to run it under the Flexicar brand.

A non-profit research institute based in Melbourne, OzProspect took a venture capital approach to fostering the next generation of public thinkers. Using funds I raised from philanthropic trusts and foundations including the Vizard Foundation, the Scanlon Foundation and the Westpac Foundation, OzProspect provided fellowships and mentoring support to 8 promising young journalists and authors. OzProspect Fellows published 3 books and numerous articles in a range of national outlets including Australian Financial Review, BRW, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Bulletin.

Washington, Dc, Us

New America is a leading centrist public policy thinktank based in Washington DC. Its board includes Eric Schmidt, Chairman of Google, David Brooks, New York Times columnist, and Jonathon Soros, of Soros Funds Management. As Research Associate I published a series of reports and articles on the regulation of the internet and the wireless spectrum, and on retirement savings policy.

Sydney, New South Wales, Au

In my first full time role after completing my undergraduate degree I was part of the business news team at BRW magazine, Australia’s then dominant weekly business publication. I reported on a range of industries and contributed to the research for the publication’s annual Richlist flagship edition.

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