Catherine Noble is Australians Investing in Women’s Program Lead. For over 20 years, she has been driving systems change and developing impactful partnerships across the Australian and international for-purpose ecosystem.

Catherine is committed to translating evidence into action and fostering cross-sector collaboration to address complex social challenges. As an independent consultant, she has led strategy reviews engaging national thought leaders to identify systemic barriers and enablers of wellbeing in Australia.

Catherine’s experience spans the Asia Pacific, Africa, the UK, and Europe, including humanitarian responses related to conflict, health crises, and natural disasters.  She has worked within the international secretariats of Amnesty International, Save the Children, World Vision, and Plan International, and been an active participant in regional working groups, including Girls Not Brides in Dakar, Senegal, coordinating regional advocacy on child marriage, girls’ education, and economic empowerment.

Catherine holds a Master of Public and International Law and Bachelor of Arts and has a passion for languages – she is fluent in French and loves to practice Auslan, Italian, Sinhala, and Wolof.  Her combination of international experience in gender equality programming, strategic vision, and commitment to women’s empowerment makes her uniquely positioned to advance AIIW’s mission of creating a fairer and more inclusive society through gender-wise philanthropy.