296I Sally Capp, Non-Executive Director of Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne and the...

"You can't waste a crises!"

Are you interested in cities as places for experiments? What do you think about respectful disagreements? How can we create good partnerships between different stakeholders?

Interview with Sally Capp, Non-Executive Director of Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne and the former Lord Mayor of Melbourne. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, the need for respectful disagreement, multifunctional spaces and places, the role of the government, and many more.

Sally Capp is an accomplished leader with extensive experience across both private and public sectors. She was the first woman to be directly elected as Lord Mayor of Melbourne, where she led the city through the pandemic, gaining valuable crisis management expertise. Sally has a strong background in stakeholder engagement, ESG initiatives, and governance, having worked in senior roles at KPMG, ANZ, and as CEO of the Committee for Melbourne. She co-founded a business that was later listed on the ASX and served as Victoria's Agent-General in the UK, Europe, and Israel. A University of Melbourne graduate with degrees in Law and Commerce, she made history in 2004 as the first female board member of Collingwood FC. Passionate about philanthropy, Sally is on the board of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute and supports several charities. She is backed by her husband Andrew and their sons, Will and Nic.

You can find out more about Sally through these links:


Sally Capp AO on LinkedIn

Sally Capp AO website

as Sally Capp AO on X

@sallycapp as Sally Capp AO on Instagram

Sally Capp AO on Wikipedia

Sally Capp's farewell for City of Melbourne after 6 years


Connecting episodes you might be interested in:


No.018 - Interview with Maria Jose Yanez about different types of urban dwelling types

No.182 - Interview with Ted Baillieu about what the government can do for the building industry

No.264 - Interview with Erick A. Brimen about service-based government

No.268 - Interview with Carina Gormley about the need for room to fail in government


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