Corporate Services

Assistant Director, Branch Head Corporate Services - Leanne Patterson

Leanne Patterson was appointed the Australian War Memorial’s Assistant Director and Branch Head, Corporate Services in July 2017. She joined the Memorial in 1999 as Manager, Financial Reporting and Analysis, and held the position of Chief Finance Officer (CFO) from 2007 to 2017.

Throughout her career, Ms Patterson has successfully influenced the outcome of government-wide financial and legislative reforms as they relate to the Memorial, through regular participation in formal working groups, parliamentary inquiries, and other consultative processes.

Ms Patterson is a Fellow of CPA Australia and has a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from James Cook University. She was an active member of the ACT CPA Public Sector and Management Accountants Committee from 2008 – 2019, and completed the Cultural Management Development Program in 2003. She also holds the position of Company Secretary for the Australian War Memorial ANZAC Foundation.