Ms Michelle Nightingale

Academic qualifications

BEcon (Accounting) Monash

Summary of previous experience

Michelle Nightingale’s extensive experience in finance, HR and operations includes more than 30 years of leadership at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) across the Asia-Pacific region and in various global roles.

She previously was a Managing Director and Partner at BCG’s Melbourne office and the Asia-Pacific COO for the global consulting firm. She is currently a Senior Advisor for BCG.

Michelle brings experience in accounting, global finance and operations to the Council where she is a member of the Governance and Strategy Committee and the Resources Committee. She has a strong focus on business partnering, operational effectiveness, risk management and controls. Her career has also included roles in human resources and operations. Before joining BCG, Michelle worked at Arthur Andersen for 10 years and included roles in audit and assurance and serving SMEs.

Michelle held several leadership roles during her 30-year career at BCG, including Global Finance Operations Partner, Global Services India Leader and Global HR Partner. She led the 1000+ Global Functions delivery hub in India and was one of six global ombudspersons.

Michelle has significant international experience including working in BCG's Asia Pacific Hong Kong office and the Global Functions hub in Boston.