Katharine is an anti-slavery advocate with over 15 years’ experience in the sector. She is Director of Operations at Walk Free, an international human rights organisation committed to the eradication of modern slavery. She leads a multi-disciplinary team which engages with government, business, faith, and civil society to drive systems change and reduce vulnerability to exploitation.
Katharine is co- author of the Global Slavery Index, the world’s most comprehensive dataset on modern slavery, and numerous research publications. She has worked in counter trafficking and child protection programming and research for international organisations in Australia, Timor-Leste, and the UK.