Ms Danielle Neale

Danielle Neale is an experienced Senior Leader and entrepreneur, with over 20 years’ experience leading transformative teams in the public sector and higher education industry, having worked at the University of Melbourne in venture formation, UNSW in research commercialisation and as a startup founder and senior consultant in government innovation.

As Director, Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise Danielle’s role is to lead a high-performing team to establish key research partnerships for the University of Newcastle and implement the institutional strategies for knowledge exchange, commercialisation, industry engagement and entrepreneurship that will drive the University’s impact agenda and subsequently support critical industry transformation and job creation in the Hunter Region. Her focus is on the scale-up of successful programs and maximising the large potential that exists across the University’s Colleges and Institutes in health and medical research, recycling and clean energy technologies and regional economic development.

Danielle’s key achievements include working on the successful bid for the $280M Australian Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE) program, leading a commercialisation team to generating over $100M in new contract research revenue for UNSW and directing a successful custom software development company in Brisbane.

Actively involved in mentoring and previously held various board positions, Danielle is a sought-after mentor, coach and advisor to startups, qualified with an MBA (Technology) from UNSW AGSM and as a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Director’s Program.

Qualifications

• Australian Institute of Company Director’s Program 2023
• MBA Master of Business Administration (Technology) AGSM UNSW 2020
  
• Certificate Executive Management & Development AGSM UNSW 2019
• Diploma Graphic Design TRACTOR 2016
• Bachelor Biotechnology Innovation QUT 2009