Louise has spent more than 15 years in the social impact space with a leading profile in the food and environmental sustainability sector. She is on the senior leadership team of OzHarvest, one of Australia’s leading food charities.
Louise currently heads up innovation and the development of new circular business models for OzHarvest’s profit-for-purpose entity, OzHarvest Ventures, which was established in October 2023.
Inspired by the OzHarvest food rescue model, she co-founded VietHarvest in Vietnam in 2022, receiving support from leading global companies which in its short time since establishing has delivered more than 70 thousand meals to underserved communities, diverting food waste from landfill. She is also Founding Chair of Multicultural Leadership Initiative which aims to nurture, empower and spotlight culturally and linguistically diverse leaders in the climate movement.
Louise is a purpose-driven communications, marketing, brand building specialist with deep experience leading strategy, culture building and innovation for impact-led organisations.
She is also deeply passionate about the social enterprise model believing that businesses with purpose at its core, can create perpetual and long-term positive change.