Jo brings over 20 years of experience working at the intersection of government, corporate sectors, and international organizations, with expertise spanning international trade and investment, government affairs, and regulatory and policy reform. She has worked closely with businesses and non-government organizations across diverse sectors, addressing critical issues such as supply chain risk, modern slavery, human rights compliance, sanctions, data regulation, and national security.

Jo was elected Vice Chair of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, where she played a pivotal role in facilitating the Political Declaration marking the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. She has represented Australia at the United Nations on human rights issues, as well as at the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization. Jo has also chaired key intergovernmental negotiations on cross-border data movement and digital services.

Her work includes negotiating regulatory reform and market access with government officials from countries including Canada, the US, Mexico, China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, the UK, and the EU. She has also worked with governments across APAC to drive policy reform on a wide range of social and economic issues while administering government grants programs.