Catherine Gallagher
General Manager, Southeast Asia
Catherine Gallagher joined Austrade in August 2019. She was the Austrade General Manager, South Asia based in New Delhi, from 2020–2024. Catherine took up the role of General Manager, Southeast Asia based in Jakarta, on 10 July 2025.
Ms Gallagher brings over 20 years’ experience in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Early in her career she was the Deputy Director of the Asialink Centre at the University of Melbourne and later Counsellor, Public Diplomacy at the Australian Embassy in Tokyo.
Catherine was also CEO of Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority between 2012 and 2016. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Japanese language and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.