Where did Karen Kennedy go to school?

Karen Kennedy studied at Australian Institute of Company Directors (Governance Foundations for Not-for-Profit Directors); Raise Foundation (Youth Safety Training); Raise Foundation (Youth Mentoring Skills).

Karen Kennedy

Investor

Executive Director, Philanthropy and Partnerships at Social Ventures Australia

Australia

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Saket SrivastavaunlockedKaren: together at Fujitsu in the UK and Ireland (2007)

×3Karen: together at Fujitsu in the UK and Ireland

×5Karen: together at Australian Institute of Company Directors

Karen: together at Social Ventures Australia

About

Karen Kennedy is Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer at Raffles Family Office, working in the financial industry and family office sector with a focus on investment management. Her areas of expertise include quantitative research, portfolio management, investor relations, risk management, ETFs, securities, fixed income, and private equities. She has led and managed cross-functional teams of more than 300 people and worked on infrastructure building and firm management.

Experience

Social Ventures AustraliaExecutive Director, Philanthropy and Partnershipscurrent2025 — presentAustralia
Social Ventures AustraliaDirector, Philanthropy and Partnerships2022 — 2025Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Raise FoundationPartnerships & Fundraising Director2019 — 2022Australia
HammondCareHead of Fundraising2019St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Foodbank AustraliaGeneral Manager Fundraising & Marketing2017 — 2019Sydney, Australia
N/ACareer break2016 — 2017
Starlight Children's Foundation AustraliaNational Partnerships Manager2014 — 2016
Starlight Children's Foundation AustraliaState Partnerships Manager (NSW)2013 — 2014Sydney Area, Australia
Starlight Children's Foundation AustraliaPartnerships Executive2013Sydney, Australia
UnisysResource Manager2010 — 2013
UnisysProject Manager2009
Fujitsu Australia LimitedSales Executive/Account Manager2004 — 2007
Fujitsu Australia LimitedSolution Architect2001 — 2004UK and Australia
Fujitsu Australia LimitedStrategic Change Consultant2000 — 2001UK
Fujitsu in the UK and IrelandTechnical Service Desk Manager1998 — 1999UK
IonicaCall Centre Team Manager1996 — 1998

Skills & more

Strategic PartnershipsExecutive LeadershipOutsourcing31Service Delivery15Project Management12IT Outsourcing11Account Management10Resource Management8Professional Services7Sales7Solution Selling4ITIL7

+12 more

Information TechnologyIT StrategySales PresentationsSolutions DesignPerformance ManagementSecurityNot for ProfitCharityCommunicationManagementNegotiationStrategic Planning

Mental Health First Aider — Mental Health First Aid International
Governance Foundations for Not-for-Profit Directors — Australian Institute of Company Directors

From Karen's professional profile.

Colleagues at Social Ventures Australia

Adelle Main

Consultant (VIC) at Social Ventures Australia

Alex Batchen

Principal, Consulting (NSW) at Social Ventures Australia

Amanda Brisot

Director, Business Development at Social Ventures Australia

Anders Uechtritz

Director, Consulting (NSW) at Social Ventures Australia

Angela Poon

Manager, Consulting (NSW) at Social Ventures Australia

Biljana Nikolova

Executive Director, Social Impact Initiatives at Social Ventures Australia

James Toomey

CEO at Social Ventures Australia

Justin McCurdy

Managing Director, Financial Advisor at Manhattan West

Frequently asked questions

Who is Karen Kennedy?: Karen Kennedy is Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer at Raffles Family Office, working in the financial industry and family office sector with a focus on investment management. Her areas of expertise include quantitative research, portfolio management, investor relations, risk management, ETFs, securities, fixed income, and private equities. She has led and managed cross-functional teams of more than 300 people and worked on infrastructure building and firm management.
Where does Karen Kennedy work?: Karen Kennedy is Executive Director, Philanthropy and Partnerships at Social Ventures Australia.
Where did Karen Kennedy go to school?: Karen Kennedy studied at Australian Institute of Company Directors (Governance Foundations for Not-for-Profit Directors); Raise Foundation (Youth Safety Training); Raise Foundation (Youth Mentoring Skills).