Skip to content

Bronte Adams

Principal, Dandolo Partners Pty Ltd

Bronte has worked in senior positions in both the public and private sectors. She has led and managed public sector policy development and implementation and has consulted to a wide range of clients. She is a Director of Melbourne University Publishing; a member of the Commonwealth Government's Broadband Advisory Group Chaired by Senator the Hon Richard Alston; a member of the Victorian Government's inaugural Innovation Economy Advisory Board Chaired by the Hon. John Brumby, Treasurer and Minister for Innovation; a Steering Group member for the Melbourne Docklands iPort initiative and is an Advisor to the Network Insight Group.

Bronte's experience includes:

  • Providing strategic advice on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) policy and issues to Alan Stockdale, Victorian Treasurer and Minister for Multimedia.
  • Managing political, strategic and external relations on behalf of the Minister with the public sector, industry groups and political and community leaders.
  • Leading the development, implementation and monitoring of ICT strategies and programs for the Victorian Government. Responsibilities included leading e Government across the Victorian public sector including telecommunications purchasing, recruiting ICT investment into the State, developing and implementing ICT industry policy and initiatives, designing strategies and programs for ICT skills development, promoting e commerce and public access to ICT and leading the development of ICT policy including legislation (Privacy, Electronic Signatures etc); and
  • Consulting to senior management in public and private sectors on business and communications issues including external relations strategies.
  • Senior management mentoring.
  • Conducting major organisational change programs including bringing about organisational, process and system reform required for a $500 million cost reduction program.
    Designing and conducting focus groups and structured interviews with a broad spectrum of clients.
  • Conducting public policy reports and reviews including Emerging Exporters (with McKinsey & Co and Australian Manufacturing Council, launched by former Prime Minister Paul Keating), Innovation (with McKinsey & Co for Australian Manufacturing Council) and the Creative Industries Cluster Study for the Commonwealth Government (with Dr Terry Cutler).
  • Lecturing at universities around the world including Harvard, Cornell, Delhi, Oxford and Sydney.

Former positions:

  • Executive Director, Multimedia Victoria, State Government of Victoria
  • Advisor to former Treasurer and Minister for Multimedia, Victoria
  • Consultant, McKinsey & Co
  • Tutor, St Anne's and Mansfield Colleges, Oxford University
  • Editor, Virago Press, London

«  Back

^  Top of page

Network Insight sponsors include:

Click here for full sponsors list.