Ms Corrina Bertram

Ms Corrina Bertram is a senior leader at KPMG Australia, responsible for leading the firm’s relationship and work with the Victorian Government, along with leading the Public Sector consulting capability nationally.

Reflecting her passion for diversity and inclusion and enabling opportunity, Ms Bertram is KPMG’s Sponsor of the Women in Leadership talent program and a Board member of OurSchool, a not-for-profit supporting public student aspiration through alumni connection and industry engagement. Ms Bertram is also a Board member of the BioMebourne Network, supporting the growth of the sector internationally. She has previously been a Board member of KPMG and a Council member of AsiaLink and Asialink Business.

With 25 years' experience in providing strategic advice to public sector clients, Ms Bertram has driven reform agendas across Australia. She has secured significant investments in sectors ranging from life sciences, energy, transport, the circular economy, skills and training, local government, agriculture, regional development and the startup ecosystem. She works collaboratively with clients to establish an evidence base to support public policy development, new organisational strategy, investment decisions, and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of government interventions.

Prior to joining KPMG, Ms Bertram held senior economic policy roles in the Victorian Public Service, including the Departments of Treasury and Finance and Premier and Cabinet. She was also the General Manager of Biotechnology Policy and Projects where she led national reforms to enable innovative medical research and oversaw a significant portfolio of investments into the sector.

Ms Bertram grew up in Foster where she attended South Gippsland Secondary College. Her teachers fostered an interest in economics, politics and Indonesian, which she went on to study in her undergraduate degrees. Ms Bertram completed a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) and a Bachelor of Arts (Politics) at Monash University. She was awarded a merit-based equity scholarship to support her degree and a Monash International scholarship to attend Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, which contributed to an Indonesian minor within her Arts degree. The opportunity to study at Monash University provided the pathway for Ms Bertram’s career in the public and private sectors. She has since completed her Master of Public Policy and Management at The University of Melbourne, a Leadership Development program at INSEAD in Singapore and the Australian Institute of Company Directors course.

Ms Bertram is a mum to two young girls and is looking forward to seeing them explore their own interests and pursue meaningful careers.