Melbourne Business School

Katrina is an accomplished senior executive leader with extensive decision-making roles providing global corporate, government and university leadership experience.

Prior to joining MBS, Katrina founded a successful practice specialising in developing high performing senior leadership teams, including mentoring and coaching gifted executives from emerging to highly experienced leaders. This is a lifelong interest reflected in her PhD.

Katrina’s approach is very collaborative and empowering. Her particular interest in adaptive leadership and innovation, and peer coaching arises from her belief that the critical leadership skill is to identify, frame and then build the capacity to solve problems with each individual and their team.

Katrina has published in education journals. Her research interests include gifted young leaders, emerging leaders, leadership of self and others and aligning strategy with operational planning.

Her pro bono portfolio includes strategic planning for NFPs including Leadership Victoria and the Allannah and Madeline Foundation, serving as Board Chair of the Monash Centre for Youth Policy and Education Programs and Ambassador (ex officio-Chair) of the Skyline Education Foundation.