Cassandra is already on the TCV board and serving as Deputy Chair. She will replace Robert Hunt from July 1.
Cassandra is the co-founder and chair of corporate advisory Pottinger, and an expert advisor to the G20/B20 on areas including digitalisation, health, infrastructure and finance.
Based in New York, she is on the leadership council of MS Research Australia, is a director of The Resolution Project in the US, and a member of the Federal Government’s Treasury Inclusive Workplace Committee.
The Victorian Government has indicated Cassandra will personally meet the costs of her travel to and from board meetings.
Cassandra is also a co-founder of The Glass Elevator, an organisation supporting the advancement of women that’s financially supported by Pottinger.
Helen Thornton has been appointed deputy chair of the board. She is also the deputy chair of Zoos Victoria, and a non-executive director on a number of boards including Yarra Valley Water and Big Sky Building Society. She has previously held leadership positions at BlueScope Steel, BHP Billiton and Deloitte.