Nadine Cohen

Who is Nadine Cohen?

Nadine Cohen is the Head of Strategy & Government Relations at Netball Australia. Cohen has worked in Australian sport since early 2000, holding senior roles at the Australian Sports Commission, including Branch Head and acting Division Head of Funding, Sports Planning, Coaching and Officiating, National Athlete Career and Education, Ethics and Sports Partnerships. Cohen is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Deakin University Sport Management Program and Swinburne University. She was awarded the 2007 Advancing Sport Management Award from Deakin University. In 2010, Cohen was awarded an Australia Day Achievement medallion in recognition of the strategic and structural changes she implemented at the Australian Sports Commission.

Cohen led the development of The Essence of Australian Sport a national declaration of guiding ethical principles and implementation strategies for the sport industry. Cohen was instrumental in negotiating the partnership between the Australian Sports Commission and the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission to provide fair, safe and inclusive environments at grass roots clubs.