VESKI Fellows Dr Janine Kirk AM
Janine Kirk is currently Lead Partner - Victorian Government for the global consulting firm Ernst & Young.
As a founding Director, Janine joined the Board of VESKI in Nov 2003 and continued in the role until July 2009. Janine now holds an ambassadorial role as a VESKI Fellow.
Previously she was the Chief Executive of the Committee for Melbourne from 1995 to 2007. The Committee is a privately funded, not- for- profit think tank of Chairmen and Chief Executives of major national and global corporations, universities, medical and scientific research institutions and community organisations developing innovative solutions to enhance Melbourne as a dynamic and globally relevant city. While at the Committee Janine initiated a range of innovative start-up organizations covering young leadership development, biotechnology and medical research, business support for disadvantaged communities and global city renewal.
Over the last decade Janine has been a Ministerial appointee to an extensive range of State Government Committees, Councils and Boards in sectors as diverse as industry; marketing & branding; innovation; tourism and events; community development; infrastructure; finance; education; drug prevention; international trade and urban planning.
In addition to her role as a Director of the Victorian Endowment for Science Knowledge & Innovation (VESKI), Janine is also currently the Chairman of Tourism Victoria; Deputy President of Berry Street Victoria; Director of the Melbourne Prize Trust; Member of the Victorian Collage of the Arts Advisory Board & Ambassador for the Melbourne Community Foundation . In 2006 Janine was appointed as an Honorary Aide to the Governor of Victoria Professor David de Kretser AC.
She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management (FAIM); Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD); Affiliate of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAA); and a Member Institute of Public Administration Australia (Victoria) (MIIPA).
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