Kristy Jo is an experienced legal professional currently serving as Company Secretary and Deputy General Counsel at Cochlear since March 2024, and as a Fellow at the Governance Institute of Australia since September 2022. Previously, Kristy held various roles at Aristocrat, including Associate General Counsel & Company Secretary and Assistant General Counsel & Deputy Company Secretary from April 2018 to March 2024. Prior experience includes Senior Legal Counsel at nbn™ Australia, Corporate Lawyer at Newcastle Permanent Building Society Limited, and Senior Associate at Allens. Kristy began her legal career as a Solicitor at PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal and as a Tax Consultant at EY. Kristy holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from UNSW, completed between 2000 and 2004, and attended Sydney Girls High School from 1994 to 1999.