Dr Pitkin is a Company Director, Lawyer, Senator of the University of Queensland and Adjunct Professor with the UQ Business School.
She is a non-executive director of ASX listed companies and a board member of industry and not-for-profit organizations.
Dr Pitkin is the Chair of the National Corporate Governance Committee of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Fellow of the Institute. She is a former President of the Queensland Division and member of the National Board.
Dr Pitkin holds a Bachelor of Laws (1984) and Masters of Laws (1995) from the Queensland University of Technology, and a Doctor of Philosophy (Governance) (2012) from the University of Queensland. She received an Excellence in Research Award from the Australian Council of Educational Leaders in 2013 for her doctoral research. In 2021, she was made an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia for her distinguished service to business, to corporate governance standards and performance, to the arts, and to the advancement of women.