Welcome to Jonathon

In July we said goodbye to our colleague, Alice Ames.  Alice, our Projects and Co-design specialist, working with WestAs Project Officer, Ava Ter, was responsible for Future Connect’s Projects and Co-design work.  Alice was instrumental in the establishment of Future Connect’s Social Enterprise, the YouthGrounds Cafe, which is situated at the Kurunjang Community Hub in Melton.  We wish Alice every success for the future

Jonathon Cartwright now joins Future Connect as a human-design centred professional in stakeholder engagement.

MAB-qualified in experience design with 15+ years in company director roles, Jon focuses on collaboration, engaging people and creating unique programmes and environments.

Jon’s leadership includes senior advisory roles with top leaders, global & ASX companies, (including Federal, State and Local Government, and corporate experience with large scale workforces including McDonald’s, Nike, Google, PwC, HSF, Nestle, Heineken, Supreme Court). This includes leading design & construction, brand experience & communication roll-outs, & building teams & with leading professional services, commercial & government organisations. It includes time as the innovation lead Manager at KPMG and client delivery throughout Australia, Asia Pacific & Europe.

Jon gained his MBA through Melbourne Business School & Stern-NYU while living in New York, & honed his technical & research skills with a Bachelor of Science & First Class Honours.