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Audrey Jean-Baptiste

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Associate Director, Programs and Operations at Swinburne Innovation Studio

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

About

Audrey Jean-Baptiste is Associate Director of Commercial Programs and Operations at Swinburne University of Technology, where she works at the intersection of sustainability, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Over the past decade, she has led initiatives across Asia-Pacific focused on reducing barriers for technology and impact entrepreneurs, facilitating access to markets, funding, and talent. Her work involves cross-sector collaboration with investors, industry, government, NGOs, foundations, and universities on climate technologies, systems thinking, and environmental sustainability.

Experience

  1. Swinburne University of TechnologyAssociate Director, Commercial Programs and Operationscurrent2026 — present
  2. Swinburne University of TechnologyHead of Commercial Programs and Operations2025 — 2026Melbourne, VIC
  3. Climate VC FundCommittee Member, Climate Impact Committeecurrent2025 — present
  4. Seed to ServeCo-Founder2024 — 2026Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  5. Zero Waste Project AUSustainability Advisor2024 — 2025Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  6. Climate SaladDirector of Impact2022 — 2024Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  7. ygapDirector of Strategy and Impact2021 — 2022Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  8. ygapHead of Innovation2019 — 2021Melbourne, Australia
  9. Startup CompaniesVarious Entrepreneurial roles2018 — 2019Melbourne, Australia
  10. TelstraProgram Lead (muru-D)2017 — 2018Melbourne, Australia
  11. TelstraHead of Partnerships and Special Projects (muru-D)2015 — 2017Sydney, Australia
  12. TelstraBusiness Analyst2014 — 2015Sydney, Australia
  13. Credit SuisseInvestment Banking Intern2012Macquarie Pl, NSW
  14. BNP ParibasSummer Banking Intern2009 — 2010Noumea, New Caledonia

Education

  1. University of MelbourneMaster of Environment, (Climate Change)2023 — 2024
  2. University of California, BerkeleyBusiness/Managerial Economics (Haas Business School)2013
  3. University of SydneyBachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science2009 — 2013
  4. Academy XiCertificate, User Experience Design2016
  5. IDEOHuman Centred Systems Thinking2022
  6. LifecyclesLifecycle Assessment 1.01 with SimaPro Training
  7. Wade Institute of EntrepreneurshipVC Catalyst, Venture Capital

Skills & more

Microsoft Office10Microsoft Word3Microsoft Excel3PowerPoint7Virtual CollaborationGrowth StrategiesBusiness AcumenOperations ManagementSales ManagementBusiness PlanningCultural AwarenessInternational Relations
+12 moreConservation IssuesClimate Change MitigationStrategic LeadershipSystemic ChangeStakeholder EngagementClimate ChangeStakeholder RelationsInternational DevelopmentProgramme DirectorsResource AllocationDistributed Team ManagementProgram Leadership

Languages English · French · Spanish

From Audrey's professional profile.

Colleagues at Swinburne Innovation Studio

Abhay Seth
Director of Commercial Innovation at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Alex Hadley
Manager, Intellectual Property Commercialisation at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Anu Mavilakandy
Manager, Intellectual Property Commercialisation at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Audrey Jean Baptiste
Head of Commercial Programs and Operations, Swinburne Innovation Studio at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Cynthia Bernard
Administration Support Officer at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Ge Li
Marketing and Communications Coordinator at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Heath Evans
Associate Director, Climate Tech Hub at Swinburne Innovation Studio
Jamshaid Akbar
Investment Manager, Student Ventures at Swinburne Innovation Studio

Frequently asked questions

Where does Audrey Jean-Baptiste work?
Audrey Jean-Baptiste is Associate Director, Programs and Operations at Swinburne Innovation Studio.

Same school

Also attended University of Melbourne206

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,340

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Also attended University of Sydney243

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Also attended IDEO1

Daniel IbriManaging Partner at Mindset Venture

Shared employers

Also worked at Climate Salad2

Sam BricknellDirector at CatalysrMo HamdounaCo-Founder & Advisor at Hatch Quarter

Also worked at ygap1

Dan MadhavanPartner at Ecotone Partners

Also worked at Telstra27

Matthew KoertgeManaging Director at Titanium VenturesSteve SchmidtGeneral Partner at Titanium VenturesMarcus BartramGeneral Partner at Titanium VenturesPhil MorlePartner at Main Sequence VenturesSol TrujilloManaging Partner at L'ATTITUDE VenturesLorenzo ManesHead of Operations at Rialto Ventures

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Also worked at Credit Suisse583

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at Benchmark; author of Above the Crowd; BG2 co-hostMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersNic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLeone PattofattoOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

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