Dr Katherine Woodthorpe AO is an experienced Chair and Non-Executive Director serving for 25 years on the boards of a variety of organisations including listed entities, government boards and for-purpose organisations. She is recognized as one of Australia’s most influential people in innovation. A scientist, industry leader and climate champion, she has led some of Australia’s most pioneering organisations working on the net zero transition and supporting the shift to decarbonise. She is just concluding her term as (the first female) President and Chair of ATSE, the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, she also chairs Cicada Innovations, Australia’s largest and most successful deep tech incubator.
Katherine has a BSc (1st Class Hons) from Manchester University and PhD in Chemistry, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Technology Sydney. She was made a Fellow of ATSE in 2015 and in 2017 she was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia for services to innovation in Australia.