About Us

Jane is a strategic and hands-on leader, with an extensive career driving societal change through thought leadership, stakeholder engagement and innovative commercial practice. She has held executive and management positions in government, commercial and not-for-profit sectors, including current board roles. Across these complex environments and particularly in the health space, she has used pragmatism, empathy and evidence to build broad-reaching alliances and drive impactful domestic and international outcomes. Most recently, Jane was the inaugural CEO of Skyline Education Foundation Australia, and prior to that CEO at Freemasons Victoria. She has held transformational C-suite roles at Federation Square, Southgate Arts and Leisure Precinct, Kidney Health Australia and VicHealth. Jane’s strong alignment to Food Frontier’s vision and values and impressive track record engaging diverse stakeholders to drive purposeful systemic change are expanding Food Frontier’s reach and impact as the lead educator and facilitator in the alternative proteins ecosystem down under. Her work in this space has already been recognised as she was named to The Australian's 2022 100 Top Innovators list.

Jennifer is a corporate and consumer communications expert who began her career in New York City, primarily supporting food and beverage clients including iconic global brands Starbucks, Barilla, Heineken and more. It was during this time that a reading of Michael Pollan’s ‘In Defense of Food’ along with immersion in her clients’ world inspired a deep curiosity about the food landscape and the varying interests that shape it. After a decade working across large communications agencies and an in-house stint at global software giant CA Technologies, Jennifer relocated to Australia. At Porter Novelli Melbourne, she quickly immersed in the Australian landscape supporting clients across energy, automotive and FMCG. For Food Frontier, Jennifer brings her holistic perspective of the food sector and storytelling experience to lead the organisation’s thought leadership and stakeholder communications.

As both a nutritionist and a communications specialist, Klara brings varied expertise to her work on the research, data analytics and writing underpinning Food Frontier’s publications and resources. She began her career in Sydney at global agencies Ogilvy Public Relations and Sling & Stone, supporting communications for major technology firms and start-up clients. A growing interest in nutrition, food systems and public health inspired a return to university, where her love of research and data flourished. Klara simultaneously worked in-house at Uber Australia, supporting internal communications and serving as a member of the Green Team, where she applied a public health nutrition approach to Uber’s staff catering program. Prior to joining Food Frontier, Klara worked in health promotion and food policy in a local government setting. She is a member of the Australian Health Promotion Association and the Public Health Association of Australia.

Terence is a Partner at EY and an environmental and sustainability specialist with over 25 years’ experience advising governments and corporations. In 2005, Engineers Australia named him amongst top 10 most influential young engineers in Australia. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Southern Queensland’s Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development. Terence holds a degree in Environmental Engineering (UWA), is a Chartered Professional Engineer and a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia. He is a Lead Certified Sustainability Assurance Practitioner. Terence founded Net Balance and Net Balance Foundation in 2006, growing the firm to Australia's largest standalone sustainability and climate change practice, twice rated by BRW as one of the top 100 fastest growing companies in Australia.

For the first 13 years of his career, David worked in the aerospace industry for Boeing, Airbus and Pilatus Aircraft, covering a variety of technical and leadership roles in engineering, manufacturing, and quality assurance. Following a career change motivated by his passion for more sustainable and innovative food systems, David left Boeing and became COO of Hemple, an Australian hemp foods startup, and subsequently the APAC Regional Manager for Hungry Planet, a U.S. premium plant-based meat company. In mid-2019, he founded Change Foods which is recreating dairy products using microbial biotechnology, and whose mission is to develop sustainable, healthier, and more ethical food supplies for the future. He is a graduate of Melbourne Business School in Business Administration, and holds bachelor’s degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Applied Science from RMIT University, as well as a Commercial Pilot Licence for aircraft.