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Entrepreneur. Author. Impact investor. speaker.

Financial
safety isn't accidental. It's Designed.

What isn’t designed to protect will be exploited to harm.

Catherine Fitzpatrick is a former bank executive and the international authority on financial safety by design. She created Designed to Disrupt® to expose how domestic and financial abusers exploit everyday products – and to help organisations and individuals to respond.

Learn

Explore the ideas behind Designed to Disrupt® – the perpetrator playbook for corporates, plus simple financial safety tips for you.

Engage

Work with Flequity Ventures for independent consulting and advice on financial safety – by design.

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Keynote speaking.

For questions you can't ignore.

Catherine brings decades of leadership experience, award-winning research and powerful storytelling to conferences, boards and industry events. She reframes financial safety as innovation – and equips you to respond.

What people say.

“What truly sets Catherine apart is her ability to translate complex and sensitive topics into clear, actionable insights and frameworks that drive meaningful change across sectors.”

Meaghan Noble
Insurance Council of Australia

“Catherine is an inspiration and a powerhouse for change.”

Micaela Cronin
Domestic, Family & Sexual Violence Commissioner

“Your work is spectacular and this issue was evident throughout the work and hearings of the SA Royal Commission.”

Natasha Stott Despoja
South Australian Royal Commissioner

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