Jo Simpson is a member of Palladium’s Asia-Pacific Senior Leadership, and oversees the APAC Scholarships portfolio of government funded scholarship and mobility programs, including Australia Awards, the New Colombo Plan and the Defence Cooperation Scholarship Program.
For over 20 years, Jo worked in senior roles in the Higher Education sector before joining Scope Global, an Australian managing contractor that specialised in education, skills, and training services and then Palladium. Based in Adelaide, Jo oversees teams and operations across 13 countries and is committed to effectively collaborating with stakeholders to provide high quality education and public diplomacy outcomes. Jo brings extensive leadership of high performing teams, strong stakeholder relationship development expertise and a strategic lens to program delivery and business development.