Kate Waterford

Kate Waterford serves as the Managing Partner at Maliganis Edwards Johnson, a prominent personal injury law firm in the ACT, since January 2013. Additional roles include AICD ACT Division Councillor at the Australian Institute of Company Directors, where insights on corporate governance are provided, and independent member of the Governance, People & Culture Committee for the Fred Hollows Foundation. Kate actively engages with multiple organizations, including Amnesty International as a member of the Finance & Audit Committee and Corryong Health, where responsibilities included chairing the Quality & Safety Committee. Academic qualifications include multiple Master’s degrees in Law and Commerce, alongside a robust background in governance training from leading institutions. Kate has held leadership positions in various charitable organizations, focusing on social issues like birth trauma and human trafficking.