Cathy McGowan AO WISA Webinar

Cathy is an experienced company director with an extensive career in business, agricultural research, development, extension and politics.

As a graduate of the Australian Rural Leadership Program, Cathy committed to the vision of a “prosperous caring rural Australia alive with opportunities for everyone”. As chair of Agrifutures Australia, the premier national research and development organisation, and as a director of the Community Independents project, she is delivering on her commitment, particularly helping build a nation with effective rural policies based on prosperous and caring industries.

Prior to her current role at AgriFutures Australia, her career highlights include representing the rural electorate of Indi in Parliament from 2013- 2019, expert consultant on women in agriculture, president of the peak national organisation Australian Women in Agriculture, Chair of national Regional Women’s Advisory Council and community representative at the 4th Ministerial meeting of the WTO in Dohar.

Cathy lives in the Indigo Valley, Dhudhora and Dhargal country where the community groups play a vital role enhancing sustainability within the Murray Darling system.

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