How a jibe from this CEO’s teenage daughter triggered a career rethink
Kate Galvin, the chief executive of the $92 billion Victorian Funds Management Corporation, hadn’t applied for a new job in 23 years and, without realising it, needed a push.
Victorian Funds Management Corporation chair Lisa Gay, left, with chief executive Kate Galvin in their Collins Street office. Eamon Gallagher
The chief executive of the $92 billion Victorian Funds Management Corporation, Kate Galvin, remembers her early days as a young lawyer at legal firm Arthur Robinson, now Allens, and being told to change her personality at work.
“At the end of my articles year, I was told that I was a fabulous articled clerk and I had done a fabulous job but if I could just check my personality at the door and pick it up at the end of the day, that would be great,” she tells BOSS.
Patrick DurkinBOSS Deputy editorPatrick Durkin is Melbourne bureau chief and BOSS deputy editor. He writes on news, business and leadership. Connect with Patrick on Twitter. Email Patrick at pdurkin@afr.com
