Congratulations to Kalpana Ramani (2003) on her appointment as the newest Committee Member of the historic Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC). Kalpana will bring the valuable perspectives of younger Club members to the Committee. 

She has a long history with the MCC Sporting Sections, having been on the MCC Netball Section Committee since its inception in 2011, where she was the section Chair from 2019 to 2021. 
Kalpana brings to the Committee her considerable expertise in digital services, design thinking and risk management in both the corporate and government sectors.

Having held several senior positions within the Victorian Government since 2016, including leading digital services for Consumer Affairs Victoria and strategy and governance for the Regulation Group, Kalpana is currently heading resilience initiatives for priority programs within the Department of Justice and Community Safety.

Prior to her time in government, Kalpana was a client manager at Hobsons APAC, specialising in digital recruitment strategies for tertiary institutions in Australia and New Zealand.

Kalpana holds a Bachelor of Arts (Internet Communications) from Curtin University and enjoys exploring digital horizons. She led a program of work in 2018-19 within the Department of Premier and Cabinet innovation program, on methods to safeguard consumers from the increasing prevalence of online scammers and received a national award in 2019 for showcasing innovative design through digital storytelling.