Catherine is CEO of Flequity Ventures, Adjunct Associate Professor at UNSW School of Social Sciences, an AFR | Qantas 100 Women of Influence and founder of the Financial Safety Alliance, a partnership with finance sector industry associations to tackle financial abuse. A former bank executive turned social entrepreneur, she pioneered financial safety by design after uncovering abuse in online banking and leading industry-wide reforms to stop it. Her ground-breaking Designed to Disrupt® reports and Respect and Protect™ campaign have mobilised businesses, regulators and governments globally.