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Kate Shaw

Kate is an experienced leader of enterprise risk management, governance and control consulting services to senior executives and boards across the public sector and large corporate organisations.

Kate is a Partner at KPMG Australia and currently leads the firm’s Governance, Risk and Controls practice in NSW as well as being the Sydney Geographic Lead for the Consulting division.

Over a career of 25 years, Kate has worked within government, investment banking, insurance and professional services. As a consultant her clients include State and Federal government agencies, universities, large listed and unlisted companies across the retail, technology and energy sectors, and not-for-profit entities.

Kate is an outspoken advocate for diversity and led the establishment of KPMG’s Disability Inclusion pillar in 2020. She is Chair of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s Vanguard Collective, a young patrons membership program. Kate is a former Board Director of SHINE for Kids, which provides support to families with a parent in prison.

Kate has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the Australian National University and a Masters of Business Administration from Macquarie University.