Beth is the Leader, Innovation and Impact for the RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre where she drives strategy to deliver applied research across industry, community and government to accelerate the clean energy transformation.
Prior to this role, Beth spent over two decades in the Commonwealth Government working on climate, energy and environment policy across a range of senior executive roles. Notably, Beth was a senior member of Australia’s Delegation to the 2015 Paris Climate Conference. Her last position in the Commonwealth was leading the Electricity Division in the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water where she was pivotal in the development and agreement of the National Energy Transformation Partnership across national and jurisdictional governments.
Beth is a proud descendant of the Badimia Yamatji people of the Murchison Region of Western Australia.