My Expertise
- Cybersecurity
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Data Governance
- Business intelligence
- Data Protection
- Digital transformation in Higher Education
Keywords
Fields of Research (FoR)
Cybersecurity and privacy, Data and information privacy, Data security and protectionBiography
Kate Carruthers is teaching at AGSM in the areas of data governance and AI.
Kate Carruthers is a leader in data analytics, AI, and data governance with extensive experience across higher education, large enterprises, startups, and boards. Her career highlights include establishing innovative data governance and business intelligence functions at UNSW Sydney and the successful launch of the Westfield Australia gift card business.
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Kate Carruthers is teaching at AGSM in the areas of data governance and AI.
Kate Carruthers is a leader in data analytics, AI, and data governance with extensive experience across higher education, large enterprises, startups, and boards. Her career highlights include establishing innovative data governance and business intelligence functions at UNSW Sydney and the successful launch of the Westfield Australia gift card business.
Kate’s expertise spans technology risk management, digital business strategy, and cybersecurity. She has a proven track record in leading transformative initiatives and managing profit and cost centres, evidenced by her successful development of the Westfield Gift Card business. Her leadership is characterised by her ability to foster innovation, advocate for women in technology, and engage diverse stakeholder groups.
In addition to her executive roles, Kate serves on boards and has been a prominent advisor in data analytics and digital transformation. She is a respected public speaker and has contributed significantly to community and professional organisations, including the IEEE and FITT.
Kate holds advanced degrees in management and education, underscoring her commitment to digital transformation and security.
My Qualifications
Graduate Diploma in Terrorism & Security Studies - Charles Sturt University
Master of Tertiary Education - University of Melbourne
Master of Management - Macquarie Graduate School of Management
Graduate Certificate of Business - University of Sydney
My Awards
In 2014 Kate was named as one of Australia’s most powerful women in technology by Smart Company magazine. She was named among the 2021 Constellation Research Business Transformation 150 (BT150), which is an elite list that recognises the top global executives leading business transformation efforts in their organisations. Kate was also named on the:
- 2024 Global Top 100 Innovators in Data and Analytics
- Global Data Power Women List 2024
- Global Data Power Women List 2023
- Top Academic Data Leaders for 2022
- 2022 Global Top 100 Innovators in Data & Analytics
- CDO Magazine 2021 List of Academic Data Leaders.
- Global Top 100 Data Visionaries – 2020
- 2020 List of Global Data Power Women
- 2020 Business of Data Top 100 Innovators in Data and Analytics
In 2023 she was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by B&T at the Women Leading Tech awards.
My Research Activities
New book, as editor and contributor, due out shortly on Education in the age of Corona: Pandemic pivots and productive portals
In 2018 she edited and contributed to a book which includes 21 chapters on “Visual tools for developing student capacity for cross-disciplinary collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship” (Edited by Griffith, S., Caruthers, K., Bliemel, M.) Common Ground Publishing (Champaign, IL): Transformative Pedagogies in the Visual Domain series.
Publications
ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7519-6920