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Biography

Vicky brings extensive engagement and strategy skills from successfully leading teams to build new consulting practices in diverse national and international markets. She has delivered highly valued strategic business advice in a client-facing role for over 15 years, developing organisational IP to replicate client successes in different jurisdictions, overseeing multi-million dollar revenue consulting practices and building trusted relationships and strong morale to assemble high performing teams. Vicky applies her foundation in doctoral-level research with strong financial and commercial acumen to quickly synthesise technical concepts across multiple disciplines to solves strategic problems for customers from a range of industries including energy, mining, engineering, manufacturing, FMCG, automotive, retail and IT.

Vicky is currently part of the core leadership team in the Hydrogen Industry Mission. She continues to apply her skills as a knowledge and project broker to initiate collaborative and impactful projects that support the mission purpose, linking in parties from CSIRO business units, federal and state government departments and agencies, industry and the broader research community as needed.

Vicky is passionate about facilitating stronger, more effective collaboration and knowledge transfer between industry and research and mentoring. She serves on the Industry Engagement and Translation Council for the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, where she contributes to the strategy planning within the Institute. Vicky also contributes to the community as a business and career mentor through programs such as Mentor Walks, CSIRO Services Mentoring Program and the University of Melbourne STEM Industry Mentoring Program.

Achievements and Awards

  • 2020-2021

    Women's Board Leadership Program Scholarship
    Australian Institute of Company Directors

  • 2019-2019

    veski inspiring women STEM sidebyside - Leading the Way: Mid-career emerging leaders
    veski and Monash University with the support of the British Consulate General Melbourne

  • 2018-2018

    Elevating Leadership Program
    PwC Australia

  • 2017-2017

    Evolve for Directors Program
    PwC Australia

  • 2008-2008

    Australia Day Achievement Award
    IP Australia

  • 2001-2005

    Australian National University PhD Research Scholarship
    The Australian National University

Community and Corporate Citizenship

  • 2017-present

    Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Industry Engagement and Translation Council

  • 2016-present

    Mentor Walks

  • 2019-present

    CSIRO, Mentoring Program

  • 2019-2020

    University of Melbourne, STEM Industry Mentoring Program