Catherine Althaus is Professor, School of Business (UNSW Canberra), Founding Director, Academy of Adaptive Leadership at UNSW, Extraordinary Professor (University of Pretoria), ANZSOG Distinguished Fellow, and Honorary Fellow (South Asian Network of Public Administration).

A former Queensland public servant and Director, School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, she works as the intersection of practice and scholarship focusing on leadership, policymaking and public administration specialising across Indigenous and non-Indigenous wisdoms and contributions at the global and local levels. 

Catherine is a University Medallist, Australia Day Medal awardee for services provided through Queensland Treasury, former editor of the Australian Journal of Public Administration and current editorial advisory board member of the Public Administration Review, Teaching Public Administration and Policy Design and Practice. 

Catherine is an award-winning academic, executive coach, advisor and facilitator.