Kate Torney

Kate Torney
CEO
State Library of Victoria, Australia

Kate Torney is CEO of the State Library of Victoria, Australia’s busiest public library with around 1.9 million visitors each year over 4 million visits online. Kate joined the Library during an exciting period of transformation, overseeing its evolution into an innovative contemporary centre for knowledge, learning and culture. Under Kate’s leadership the State Library is on track to raise $27.7m in philanthropic funds needed to complete the Vision 2020 project. A respected news journalist, prior to joining the State Library, Kate was Director of News at ABC.