Katrina Swanston is the founder of Social Impact Studio, a consultancy helping purpose-driven teams communicate with clarity and impact. The studio leads communications on a diverse portfolio of projects that advance clean energy, inclusive livelihoods and gender equality across the Pacific and beyond. This includes Australian Government initiatives as well as work with a leading international development organisation to amplify stories of resilience and innovation worldwide.

With more than 20 years’ international experience in strategy, communications, stakeholder engagement, innovation, fundraising, and organisational change, Katrina has led teams in startups, charities, hospitals, government and FTSE100, ASX and Big Four organisations across the United Kingdom, South America, the Middle East and Australia. Before establishing Social Impact Studio in 2023, she held senior roles in Victoria’s public sector and national not-for-profits.

She sits on the board of Outer Space, a gallery that nurtures emerging artists in Queensland, and is on the Brisbane committee for UN Women Australia. Katrina holds a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism and English Literature) from the University of Queensland and a Global Executive MBA from Monash Business School. She’s currently completing a Graduate Diploma of Psychology at UNSW. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in the United Kingdom.