1. Kirstin Irene Ferguson is an Australian author, columnist and expert in leadership and culture.
17 Facts About Kirstin Ferguson
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Kirstin Ferguson is ranked by Thinkers50 as one of the top 50 management thinkers in the world.
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Kirstin Ferguson is a former Royal Australian Air Force officer.
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In September 2018, Ferguson was appointed by Prime Minister Scott Morrison as Acting Chairman of the ABC Board, after the sacking of Australian Broadcasting Corporation Managing Director Michelle Guthrie and the subsequent resignation of the board's chairman, Justin Milne.
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When Ita Buttrose was appointed Chairman of the ABC in March 2019, Kirstin Ferguson became the ABC's Deputy Chairman.
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Kirstin Ferguson studied a Bachelor of Arts degree and majored in History for which she received an Honours degree in 1994 from the University of New South Wales.
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Kirstin Ferguson then completed a Bachelor of Laws degree with Honours from Queensland University of Technology in 2002.
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Kirstin Ferguson completed a PhD through the School of Business at the Queensland University of Technology in 2015 and her thesis was called "A Study of Safety Leadership and Safety Governance for Board Members and Senior Executives".
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Kirstin Ferguson's PhD saw her awarded a Colin Brain Governance Fellowship from QUT as well as the Dr Eric Wigglesworth Medal by the Safety Institute of Australia for the contribution of her research to the fields of corporate governance and workplace health and safety, respectively.
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Kirstin Ferguson enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in 1991, training as a cadet at the Australian Defence Force Academy from 1991 to 1994, studying for a Bachelor of Arts degree for the cadetship's university component.
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Kirstin Ferguson left the RAAF in 1998, joining the law firm Deacons as Director of Corporate Services.
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In 2010, while Kirstin Ferguson was CEO, Sentis was named by BRW Magazine as the 5th Best Place to Work in Australia.
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Kirstin Ferguson was Deputy Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation until the end of her five-year term in November 2020.
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In 2022 Kirstin Ferguson was appointed as a member of the Nomination Panel for ABC and SBS Board Appointments.
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Kirstin Ferguson is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a graduate of the AICD Company Directors Course and AICD International Company Directors Course.
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The campaign saw Kirstin Ferguson celebrate 757 women from 37 countries around the world.
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In 2018, Kirstin Ferguson co-wrote the book Women Kind with journalist Catherine Fox, which focuses on the collective shared power of women's networks and women supporting each other.