Susan Staples

Director, Governance, Risk & Compliance Advisory

KPMG Australia

Susan is a risk and governance professional with deep experience in strategic risk framework development, board and corporate governance and the important interplays with risk strategy and performance.

Throughout her career, Susan has had the privilege of working with clients in government, not for profit, corporate and health sectors, providing Board and Governance Advisory services to health services, financial institutions, not for profit entities, superannuation funds and mining companies.

Susan has spent many years focused on governance in the Health, Ageing and Human Services sectors.

Susan has a passion for engaging in projects that design and support better practice governance that support more resilience, impactful and accountable organisations – making organisations more sustainable through stewardship, oversight and decision making that is designed to focus on outcomes that meet the needs of all stakeholders.

In her 18+ years at KPMG, Susan has also spent time in industry roles with a range of services. A hiatus from consulting in 2019 saw her as Group Risk Manager for a disability services provider. Prior to joining KPMG, Susan worked in the energy and financial sectors.

  • Board governance
  • Corporate Governance
  • Governance, risk and compliance integrated assurance
  • Risk Management

  • Bachelor of Commerce – University of Melbourne

  • GradDip Risk Management – Monash University

  • GAICD, Australia Institute of Company Directors

  • Fellow, Governance Institute of Australia