Kate is a career procurement and supply chain person, and she uses her in depth experience to educate and inform businesses and consumers across a broad range of mediums. She teaches and contributes to research at Melbourne University, is a freelance writer, and a management consultant for boutique consultancy ‘State of Flux’.

Kate holds a masters degree in International Trade from The University of Melbourne and has had a career as a supply chain specialist working directly within blue chip organisations such as Ford and Rio Tinto and also in management consulting with Accenture and KPMG. Most recently her focus has been on helping clients tackle social issues in the supply chain, and as evidenced by the content in this blog. She has experience first hand working with community groups on anti-human trafficking programs on the ground in India and Bangladesh.