Australia

Kate has been the CEO of VFMC since 2021. VFMC is the public authority responsible for investing for the State of Victoria, Australia and manages ~ $100 billion (AUD) for over 30 Victorian public authorities and related organisations. 

Prior to leading VFMC, Kate led teams in global and Australian companies across financial advice, wealth, asset management, private, corporate, and business banking. From 2015 to 2021, Kate worked at National Australia Bank as General Manager of the Private Bank in the South. In 2018, Kate became the Customer Executive – NAB Health with carriage of a national team and the multi-channel Health strategy. Prior to banking, Kate built her management career across 15 years with JBWere and Goldman Sachs JBWere, undertaking multiple roles across the Asset Management and Wealth divisions as Managing Director JBWere and Partner Goldman Sachs JBWere.

Kate is admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia and practiced as a corporate solicitor for the first 8 years of her career. She holds Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Law from Monash University and has been recognised as a Fellow of the University. Kate is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and serves on the Boards of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and the Burnet Medical Research Institute.