Charlotte Ferrier is SAAFE’s Chief Operating Officer. Charlotte's broad experience of research program and project management and administration comes from 20 years spent in Federal government and the higher education sector.

Charlotte joined SAAFE from the University of South Australia (UniSA), where she held various roles over her 17-year tenure, including Manager, Graduate Research Development and Program Services Manager for UniSA STEM. Identifying the SAAFE team’s shared intent to create positive change through collaborative applied research in the antimicrobial resistance space, Charlotte initially joined SAAFE as Education and Training Manager. She saw the opportunity to ensure SAAFE’s Education and Training Program becomes a defining component of its legacy as too good to resist.

More recently, as COO, Charlotte’s research management experience is supporting SAAFE to build enhanced governance and project management frameworks to underpin streamlined effective management of SAAFE's research program. Working with a team providing professional expertise across research operations, finance, policy, risk and compliance, and communications, Charlotte is committed to ensuring the operational pieces are in place to enable SAAFE's ambitions.