Strategic executive with 25+ years in regulated financial services — translating the power of artificial intelligence and data into enterprise growth, resilience, and competitive advantage.
Developing enterprise-wide AI strategies, governance frameworks, and risk management approaches that enable organisations to harness AI confidently and compliantly.
Designing scalable data and analytics strategies that drive transformation — from operating model design and cloud migration to data governance, capability uplift, and embedding data-driven decision making across the enterprise.
Specialist risk advisory across internal audit, regulatory compliance (APRA, ASIC, AUSTRAC), and operational resilience for banks, insurers, wealth & asset managers, and other financial services clients.
Tailored AI briefings, masterclasses, and workshops for boards and C-suite leaders — translating the opportunities and risks of AI and digital innovation into clear, actionable insight. Also available for strategic advisory and mentoring engagements supporting the next generation of data, analytics, and risk leaders.
Practical AI literacy, prompt engineering, data analytics, data visualisation, and data science training programs for teams and organisations — having trained 100+ people to effectively leverage data and generative AI tools.
Portia brings a rare combination of deep technical expertise in AI and data, extensive financial services regulatory knowledge, and proven board-level communication skills to non-executive director opportunities.
A graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Portia currently serves as Audit Committee Chair at Bicycle NSW and as a Finance Audit & Risk Committee member at Kambala. She is actively seeking NED roles where her expertise can strengthen board capability in AI, risk, data, and digital transformation.
Providing boards with the expertise to oversee AI adoption, technology risk, cyber risk, and digital transformation — translating complex technical risk into clear governance decisions.
Experienced in audit and risk committee responsibilities, with deep knowledge of financial services regulation across APRA, ASIC, and AUSTRAC frameworks, and emerging AI regulation.
Board-level oversight of data governance, data privacy, and information management frameworks — essential capabilities as organisations navigate increasing data regulation.
25+ years of formulating strategy and delivering results across complex, regulated environments — with a track record of C-suite and board engagement at Australia's largest financial institutions.
Whether you're looking for strategic AI and risk advisory, a speaker for your next event, a board director with deep technology and financial services expertise, or simply want to connect — Portia would love to hear from you.
