Nikki Kinloch
Nikki is the CEO of Cure Cancer Australia (www.curecancer.com.au). Founded in 1967, Cure Cancer
Australia is a National independent, not-for-profit organisation that has funded over 528 of
Australia’s brightest early-career researchers across all areas of cancer research. Raising more than
$69.1 million for Cancer Research, the organisation is now 53 years old and is proud that many of
the rising stars that they have funded are now at the forefront of medical research internationally.
The success Nikki has had at Cure Cancer led to her being nominated for the 2019 CEO of the Year
Award, Third Sector Australia.
Prior to Cure Cancer, Nikki was based in Singapore where she was CEO of Asia’s largest online
fundraising platform SimplyGiving. The platform works with over 2,000 charities in 20 countries
across the region dealing with challenges such as extreme poverty, illiteracy, homelessness and
disease prevention. Her leadership culminated in the organisation winning the Success in ASEAN
award in the 2018 Singapore Business Awards.
She has also held additional leadership positions in Australia, Hong Kong and Europe in technology
lead global companies and is passionate about combining the power of social media and technology
to build Tech4Good solutions.
Nikki holds a Master of Science in International Business Economics, a Bachelor of Arts with Honours
in Politics and International Economics and a Diploma in Financial Planning.
An accomplished public speaker at events across Asia Pacific and in Europe, Nikki is a Board Member
for The International Churchill Society, a member of The United Nations Committee for Women -
Singapore and a member of and speaker for The Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN)
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