Kate Palmer is an Australian sport administrator. She was the Chief Executive Officer of the

Australian Sports Commission The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is the Australian Government commission responsible for supporting and investing in sport in Australia. The Commission incorporates the Australian Institute of Sport. From 2018 to 2022, it was known as S ...

from January 2017 to January 2020. Previous to this appointment, she was Chief Executive Officer of Netball Australia. Palmer has been a leading figure in netball and Australian sport since the early 1990s. Palmer grew up in

Shepparton, Victoria Shepparton () ( Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparton, ...

. She played netball for Victoria. Palmer has a Honours Degree in Applied Science from

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology RMIT University, officially the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,, section 4(b) is a public university, public research university in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1887 by Francis Ormond, RMIT began as a night school offering cla ...

and a Masters of Sport Management from

Deakin University Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia. Its main campuses are in Melbourne's Burwood suburb, Geelong Waurn Ponds, ...

. Palmer was the Chief Executive of

Netball Victoria Netball Victoria is the governing body for netball in Victoria, Australia. It is affiliated to Netball Australia. It is responsible for organising and managing the elite level team, Melbourne Vixens, who compete in the Suncorp Super Netball. It i ...

from 2000 to 2006. In 2007, she was appointed Chief Executive of Netball Australia and resigned in November 2016. In announcing Palmer's appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Sports Commission, Minister for Sport,

Sussan Ley Sussan Penelope Ley (pron. , "Susan Lee"; ; born 14 December 1961) is an Australian politician who has been deputy leader of the Liberal Party since May 2022. She has been member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales seat of Farrer since 2 ...

stated "This is the first female appointment to the role in the ASC’s 31 years of operation, which is a significant personal achievement and milestone for Australian sport. Palmer has an exceptional track record and is well placed to meet the challenges and opportunities of the future of sport in Australia." Palmer's roles outside netball include chair of the

Victorian Institute of Sport The Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) is the government-funded sporting institute of the Australian state of Victoria. It provides high performance sports programs for talented athletes, enabling them to achieve national and international succe ...

(2010-2016), trustee of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (2004-2015), director of the

International Netball Federation World Netball, previously known as the International Netball Federation and the International Federation of Netball Associations, is the worldwide governing body for Netball. The INF was created in 1960 and is responsible for world rankings, m ...

(2011-2015), director of TTNL Ltd (ANZ Championship 2008-current), panel member of the

Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) was a government statutory authority tasked to protect Australia's sporting integrity through the elimination of doping. The authority was part of the Department of Health's portfolio and was ...

Advisory Committee (2010-2014), ambassador of ConnectGV and director of

Australian Commonwealth Games Association Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) is the Commonwealth Games Association for Australia, and is responsible for representing and promoting the Commonwealth Sport movement in the country, and organises the participation of Australia at the Commonwe ...

(2011).

Recognition

Palmer was awarded the AIS Sport Performance Awards Leadership Award for 2014 with Damien Marangon. In the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours Palmer was appointed a

Member of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an Order (distinction), honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Monarchy of Australia, Queen of Aus ...

(AM) in recognition of her "significant service to sports administration".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Palmer, Kate Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian netball administrators Australian chief executives Australian netball players Australian sports executives and administrators Members of the Order of Australia Netball players from Victoria (Australia)