The Pinnacle Foundation
Andrew Staite is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in leadership roles across various sectors. Currently, Andrew serves as a Non Executive Director at Australian LGBTQ+ Board & Executive Inclusion (ALBEI) and as Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of The Pinnacle Foundation, where the focus is on providing educational support for young LGBTQIA+ Australians. Andrew holds the position of Non Executive Chair at SHK Asia Pacific, a specialist people advisory firm. Previous roles include Managing Director at Hudson and National Practice Leader at Morgan & Banks, along with key positions in marketing at Opera Australia and Melbourne Theatre Company. Andrew holds a BA/LLB from the University of Melbourne and an LGBTQIA+ Executive Fellowship from The University of Sydney Business School.
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The Pinnacle Foundation
The Pinnacle Foundation is Australia's LGBTQIA+ education charity. Our flagship program provides educational scholarships, mentoring and opportunities for young LGBTQIA+ Australians to realise their full potential. Our vision is for a more diverse and inclusive society with visible LGBTQIA+ role models. The Foundation awards multi-year scholarships nationally to students aged between 18 and 26 for fulltime study at public higher education institutions in Australia to achieve educational or vocational qualifications in any profession, trade or the arts. Every Pinnacle scholar is carefully matched with a mentor who will typically share the same academic and professional interests, gender identity and sexual orientation. The mentor acts as a role model. They will have walked the scholar’s path – and provide the encouragement, counsel and inspiration to support the scholar’s rounded development and the successful completion of their studies. Many of the young LGBTQIA+ people that Pinnacle supports have grown up in environments where they have been rejected because of who they are and how they identify. Many have experienced bullying, discrimination and abuse. We know that gaining an education can significantly change life for the better. Education increases our options, enriching and empowering us – it helps us to expand our life choices. Additionally, we ally with The University of Sydney Business School to deliver the LGBTQIA+ Executive Fellowship: https://www.sydney.edu.au/business/study/executive-education/lgbtqia-executive-fellowship.html. The Fellowship, the first of its kind in the Asia Pacific region, develops senior and executive leadership capabilities within the LGBTQIA+ community.