Dr Katherine Woodthorpe AO is an experienced Chair and non-executive director serving for more than 25 years on the boards of a variety of organisations including listed entities, government boards and for-purpose organisations. She has a strong track record in a broad range of innovation-dependent industries including healthcare, renewable energy and environmental and climate science. She has been cited in various media as one of Australia’s most influential people in innovation.
Amongst her current appointments in the energy/climate field, she is a Director of Bioplatforms Ltd, Advisory Board Member TRaCE Trailblazer, Director of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and Chair, Cicada Innovations. She has also been appointed a Commissioner of the Independent Planning Commission.
She was previously a Director of ARENA.