Dr Jolene Morse is a Chief Risk & Governance Leader, Board Director, Lecturer, and Enterprise Risk Management specialist with more than 20 years of experience across education, financial services, health, consulting, wellbeing and the public sector. 

Currently serving as Chief Risk Officer at Catholic Education Sandhurst Limited in Australia, Dr Morse leads system-wide risk, compliance, governance, assurance, and organisational resilience across almost 60 schools and early childhood services. 

Her work sits at the intersection of governance, leadership, organisational culture, resilience, and strategic decision-making, helping organisations strengthen trust, navigate uncertainty, and build long-term adaptive capability in increasingly complex environments. 

Dr Morse holds a Doctorate in Enterprise Risk Management and is currently undertaking postgraduate studies in Educational Neuroscience. Alongside her executive leadership roles, she serves as a board director, audit and risk committee member, and Adjunct Associate Professor and lecturer. 

She is also a member of the Universal Wellbeing Charter International Advisory Board and will contribute to the Australian Universal Wellbeing Symposium 2026 through presentations and discussions connected to: 

• The Universal Wellbeing Charter and primordial prevention systems thinking 
• Governance, leadership, and organisational resilience 
• Building adaptive and risk-aware organisational cultures 
• Ethical leadership and long-term decision-making 
• Workforce wellbeing, trust, and sustainable systems leadership 
• Cross-sector approaches to resilience, governance, and prevention 

Her contribution brings an important Australian leadership and governance perspective to conversations surrounding prevention, wellbeing, resilience, and long-term societal outcomes.