Andrew Thorburn Wife: Who Is Kathryn Thorburn?

Kathryn Thorburn is the wife of Andrew Thorburn, an Australian-based businessman and the new Essendon Football club’s Chief Executive Officer.

Kathryn’s husband was the former CEO of Bank of NZ (BNZ), and also of National Australia Bank (NAB).

Kathryn and her hubby have been married since 1987, and they have 3 adult children.

Kathryn has lived and worked in the Kimberley region of North West WA since 2004.

She holds a PhD in political science from the Australian National University awarded in 2011, and retains a focus on issues of power, sovereignty and activism within the Kimberley, and at a national level.

She has a long professional history of collaborating with Aboriginal people, especially in the West Kimberley, via research projects and while being employed by Aboriginal organisations.

Her interests include indigenous policy, its impacts on families and communities, economic development opportunities that enable people to flourish and to remain on country, and the carbon economy/renewable energy sectors in the Kimberley.