Jenny is an experienced Dean, CEO and Company Director, shaping leadership in modern Australia, helping people reimagine the future to deliver positive impact through waves of technological and societal change.

With a career spanning leadership in industry and academia, she has a track record of driving operational, digital and cultural transformation and using data, analytics and AI in new ways to drive innovation and outcomes.

As Dean of Melbourne Business School and Co-Dean of Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne, she heads Australia’s leading business school, home to a world-ranked MBA program and the largest executive portfolio in the Southern Hemisphere.

Her focus is leading the ecosystem that develops next-gen, future-fit leaders through world-leading programs, education, industry application and mentorship, growing the global pool of good leaders.

Prior, she was CEO of mental health provider Converge International for more than seven years, leading significant business growth and digital transformation, improving psychological safety and culture in many of Australia’s largest organisations.

Earlier, in her first tenure at MBS as the inaugural Director of the Master of Business Analytics, she co-designed and ran the Master of Business Analytics program, ranked in the global top 15 today. She was also Dean, a director and recognised as a Distinguished Academic Fellow in 2021.

She holds a PhD in Operations, Information and Technology from Stanford University and has served on the boards of a wide range of organisations, helping shape what’s next and contributing expertise in strategy, AI, data and psychological health and safety.

A public commentator and speaker, she surfaces and leads conversations on the future of work, leadership and the impact of technology and AI on skills and jobs.

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