Andrea Ripani is the Head of Service Delivery for Australia at Odgers Berndtson in Melbourne, where she has served in various leadership capacities for over 11 years. In her current role, she oversees the national research and project support teams, ensuring excellence in search delivery while leading candidate engagement for senior executive and Board appointments across the Education, Health, and Public Sector practices. Her tenure at Odgers includes serving as Head of Research and as an Associate Consultant, where she specialized in C-level assignments for government and non-profit organizations. Previously, Andrea spent three years as a Research Manager at Derwent Executive, a privately owned recruitment firm. Throughout her career, she has managed executive assignments at the CEO, Executive Director, and Chairperson levels for both public and private sector clients. Andrea holds a Bachelor of Business in Economics and Marketing from Swinburne University of Technology.