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Ms Cecily Rawlinson

Director, CyberWest Hub

Staff Member Details
Email: c.rawlinson@ecu.edu.au

Cecily is passionate about using design thinking to unlock the creative potential of stakeholders and unlikely innovators. She led the CIVICUS team that launched the Innovation for Change network and 7 regional innovation hubs around the world in 2015. Working with Innovation for Change allowed Cecily to witness firsthand the global demand for cybersecurity awareness and training.

Cecily began her career at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and also worked at DCAF - Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance.

Cecily holds a Master’s in International Affairs from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) and a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia. Cecily received the 2023 Cyber, Security & Privacy - Rising Star award from Women in Technology WA and was a finalist in Australia’s Most Outstanding in IT Security at the Australian Women in Security Awards 2023.

Qualifications

  • Master in International Affairs, Switzerland, 2012.
  • Bachelor of Commerce, The University of Western Australia, 2009.
  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Western Australia, 2009.
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