LGBTQIA+ Executive Fellowship Alumni
June 2024
The LGBTQIA+ Executive Fellowship, a one-week intensive executive leadership program developed by The University of Sydney Business School in alliance with The Pinnacle Foundation was held for the second time between 3 and 7 June 2024 in Sydney.
As Australia’s LGBTQIA+ education charity, the Fellowship contributes towards realising our vision for a more diverse and inclusive society with visible LGBTQIA+ role models. A Pinnacle Foundation alumnus is awarded a Fellowship place in each cohort. We congratulate Pinnacle Foundation alumnus, and NSW Committee member, Veronica Mason, who attended the June 2024 Fellowship.
The Fellowship delivers transformative leadership growth including exploring and reflecting upon leadership styles, team simulations, unlearning managerial wisdoms, exploring authentic belonging, thinking strategically, overcoming bias through collective impact, and understanding presence for impact and influence. Participants work together in project teams to apply their learnings.
Thank you to everyone who made the program possible including the incredibly passionate and talented team at The University of Sydney Business School; Herbert Smith Freehills; Pinnacle patron, the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG; Pinnacle founding chair, Paul Zahra; Pinnacle patron and Cornerstone member, Alan Joyce AC; Wooside Energy CEO, Meg O’Neill; Equality Australia CEO, Anna Brown OAM; University of Sydney Provost & Deputy Vice Chancellor, Professor Annamarie Jagose; JBWere CIO, Dr Sally Auld; and the many Pinnacle partners and supporters who sent representatives/ attended.
The week-long Fellowship ended with a graduation dinner at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, attended by the 2024 graduating Fellows, joined by the 2023 Fellows, fostering a deeper sense of connection and engagement between alumni.
The third LGBTQIA+ Executive Fellowship will be held from 21 to 25 July 2025. For more information please visit: LGBTQIA+ Executive Fellowship - The University of Sydney Business School.
Fellows successfully completing the 2024 LGBTQIA+ Executive Fellowship are recognised below:
September 2023
The inaugural LGBTQIA+ Executive Fellowship, a one-week intensive executive leadership program developed by The University of Sydney Business School in alliance with The Pinnacle Foundation was held between 25 and 29 September 2023 in Sydney.
As Australia’s LGBTQIA+ education charity, the Fellowship contributes towards realising our vision for a more diverse and inclusive society with visible LGBTQIA+ role models. A Pinnacle Foundation alumnus will be awarded a Fellowship place in each cohort. We congratulate Pinnacle Foundation alumnus, and volunteer company secretary, Ben Henry, who attended the inaugural Fellowship.
The Fellowship delivers transformative leadership growth through an overarching theme of “unlearning" which challenges traditional managerial wisdom and adapts it to one’s context and lived experience. Feedback from participants was exceptional.
Thank you to everyone who made the program possible including the incredibly passionate and talented team at The University of Sydney Business School, Herbert Smith Freehills, Pinnacle patron, the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, Pinnacle founding chair, Paul Zahra, former Pinnacle board member, Dr Cassandra Goldie AO, Equality Australia CEO, Anna Brown OAM and the many Pinnacle partners and supporters who sent representatives/ attended.
