Julianne Parkinson
Chair
Julianne Parkinson is a values-based leader, who brings a rare combination of entrepreneurial scaling expertise, Big 4 strategic consulting rigour, and government-level stakeholder facilitation. A highly regarded company director and strategic advisor, she has held senior roles with EY and KPMG and served as Executive Director of the Office of the Economic Development Board of South Australia and Chief Executive Officer of a global, start-up.
As founding CEO of an internationally recognised innovation enterprise and now Managing Director of Activare International, Julianne delivers practical insight into building sustainable organisations through transformation and scale. With qualifications from Stanford’s Executive Business Program, and as a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, her board contribution centres on strategic foresight, complex stakeholder navigation, and governance expertise.
