Kaisa Freeman has extensive experience in advisory and senior-level roles in corporate affairs, industry/university partnerships and marketing.

In a wide-ranging career, Kaisa has provided strategic and tactical advice, managed strategic research, innovation and education partnerships, and implemented initiatives at local, regional and global levels. In 2011-2015, Kaisa acted as Stream Lead in a global, AUD 50 million transformation project focusing on graduate attraction, recruitment and retention strategies, processes and systems. She also led the Rio Tinto Education Partnerships Program working closely with leading universities such as The Imperial College London and The University of Queensland, as well as educational institutions in Africa, Asia, North and South America. She has also had accountability for the design and delivery of programs associated with diversity and inclusion, STEM, learning and leadership development.

Kaisa earned her Master of Business Administration at the Australian National University in 2001. She also holds a Master of Political Sciences from the University of Helsinki, a Post-Graduate Diploma in International Trade Management and a Diploma of Sustainability. In 2014, she completed AICD’s Company Director’s course. Currently, she is a doctoral candidate at the University of Western Australia Business School. Her part-time research focuses on corporate investment in global education.

Specialist skills

  • Strategic Partnerships Management
  • Global Talent Attraction
  • Recruitment Marketing and Development Strategies
  • Industry-led Curriculum
  • Learning and Pathways Program Design
  • Development and Promotion
  • End-to-end Data Analytics
  • CRM and Digital Marketing Solutions
  • Marketing Operations Optimisation
Kaisa Freeman