She served as the chief executive of the Business Council of Australia (BCA) from 2011 to 2023.
[2] She grew up in Springfield in New South Wales, Australia[3] and completed her secondary education at Henry Kendall High School.
[4] She completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of New South Wales.
[5] Following a career in the NSW and Victorian public sectors,[6] she was a senior partner at KPMG in Sydney, Australia from 2005 to 2011, before assuming the role of chief executive of the Business Council of Australia.
[1][3] In 2018, Westacott was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for her service to policy development and reform, cross sector collaboration, equity and business.