Following that, she worked at HSBC in London and then Deutsche Bank where she was based in New York City, leading investment into early fintech/online platforms such as Tradeweb, Market Axess and Creditex.
In 2022, Cassandra was appointed as Chair of FutureFeed commercializing global decarbonization solutions for reducing methanw emissions in ruminant animals.
[8] The Australian has quoted her thoughts on business leadership: "we are now living in a world where managements and boards have to be more nimble and collaborative and curious, because we are in an environment where companies have to embrace uncertainty".
[9] At Daze of Disruption in 2015, she spoke about the importance of investing outside of core business operations in order that organisations remain vital in the future.
[13] Kelly was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition of her "significant service to business through executive roles, and as an advocate for gender equity".
Aside from her public speaking engagements on matters of disruption and strategy, Cassandra has presented at a number of forums focused on human rights and the issue of diversity.
Examples include: Cassandra has spoken in Australia, New Zealand, the UAE, Malaysia, Europe, the USA and Japan (by invitation from Shinzō Abe) on gender equality.