Kate Rutledge Project Manager, NAL

Kate Rutledge is an audiologist, project manager, innovator and qualified yoga teacher passionate about helping people navigate complexity with clarity and care. Her career spans clinical practice, global R&D, software implementation and cross-disciplinary training across the world, driven by a curiosity to improve ways of working, strengthen solutions, and ultimately enhance quality of life.

At the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL), Kate works across multidisciplinary teams spanning research, impact and product development. She leads an Innovation Centre team focused on testing and validating new business and clinical ideas, guiding projects from concept through experimentation and learning. She is particularly interested in how teams collaborate, adapt, communicate and connect.

Alongside her work, Kate teaches yoga and blends mindfulness with agility to support deeper listening, thoughtful leadership and more sustainable ways of working.