Kate Glazebrook
InvestorHead of Impact & Operating Principal at Blackbird Giants Β· Head of Impact & Operating Principal at Blackbird Foundry Β· Head of Impact & Operating Principal at Blackbird Ventures
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
About
Operating Principal at Blackbird and co-founder of Applied; previously worked at NESTA.
Experience
- BlackbirdHead of Impact and Operating Principalcurrent2021 β presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Blackbird FoundationBoard Membercurrent2024 β presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Industry Innovation and Science AustraliaBoard Membercurrent2023 β presentAustralia
- AppliedCo-Founder and Board Director2022 β 2026
- AppliedCo-Founder and Chair2020 β 2022
- AppliedCEO and Co-Founder2015 β 2020London, United Kingdom
- TrippleMember of the Advisory Board2020 β 2025Australia
- StartmateCoach2021 β 2023Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Ada VenturesVenture Partner2020 β 2023London, England, United Kingdom
- The Behavioural Insights TeamPrincipal Advisor, Head of Growth and Equality2014 β 2016London, United Kingdom
- Harvard Kennedy School of GovernmentCourse Assistant - 'Behavioral Economics and Public Policy' (Professor Brigitte Madrian)2014
- United States SenatePolicy Associate, Senate Finance Committee (Tax Team)2013Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Harvard Kennedy School of GovernmentResearch Assistant - Professor Robert Putnam2013Greater Boston Area
- Harvard Kennedy School of GovernmentResearch Assistant - Center for International Development2012 β 2013
- UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for EducationEducation Policy Officer2011 β 2012Thailand and Myanmar
- Commonwealth TreasuryExecutive Level 1 Policy Officer2008 β 2011Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Education
- Harvard Kennedy SchoolMaster in Public Policy, Frank Knox Fellow; Center for Public Leadership Dubin Emerging Leaders Summer Fellow2012 β 2014
- University of SydneyBachelor of Economic and Social Sciences (First Class Honours), Economics2004 β 2007
- SphereThe Economics of Digital Platforms | Summer 2021 Cohort2021
- Lund UniversityExchange program2006
Skills & more
Government13Economics15Economic Development10Diplomacy5Politics2Research4Data Analysis1Public Policy5Sustainable Development1Report Writing2European Union2Policy Analysis3
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Public SpeakingNonprofitsStrategic CommunicationsCommunity DevelopmentInternational RelationsStrategyInternational DevelopmentForeign AffairsPublic AdministrationLanguages French Β· Swedish Β· Thai
From Kate's professional profile.
Colleagues at Blackbird Giants
Network2
Bill Bartee
Managing Partner at Main Sequence Ventures
Clare Birch
Senior Associate at Blackbird Ventures
Investors connected to Kate in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Kate Glazebrook work?
- Kate Glazebrook is Head of Impact & Operating Principal at Blackbird Giants.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Kennedy School201
Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesAndrew ForysiakOwner, AJF and Associates at Riphean InvestmentsDouglas Lemott Jr.Vice President, SAP National Security Services at Riphean InvestmentsGayatri SarkarFounder and CEO at Advaita CapitalSteve SargeantSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital Advisors
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Also attended University of Sydney243
Clay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow VenturesClare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanNaomi GunasekaranDeputy Chief Financial Officer, Funds - Finance at Magnetar AI VenturesJethro CohenPrincipal at Square Peg CapitalOsh JayasuriyaInvestment Operations Manager at Square Peg Capital
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