Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon is Chair of Respect Victoria. Kate is a Professor (Practice) with the Faculty of Business and Economics (Monash University) and an Honorary Professorial Fellow with the Melbourne Law School (University of Melbourne). In 2024 Kate founded Sequre Consulting, which is committed to advancing safety and equality. Kate is an international research leader in violence against women and children, perpetrator interventions, and the impacts of policy and practice reform. Kate has advised on homicide law reform and family violence reviews in Australia and internationally. Her research has been cited by the High Court of Australia.