As VP, Product Management, Kate leads product development and product-related community engagement at Symplectic. Kate has a background in libraries, research information management and open access. Her previous role was with the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia as the Manager, Research Reporting where she was responsible for managing Symplectic Elements and the annual research publications collection for the University. She joined the Symplectic team in London in 2016 relocating from Sydney, Australia. Kate is passionate about making research information management easier for all involved. Outside of Kate's salaried roles, she has undertaken numerous leadership roles within the library and information community, including notably through her work as Co-Creator of the International Librarians Network (ILN) which provided free peer-mentoring for over 6,000 librarians from around the world.