Corporate Diplomacy for the Exponential Era.
Tinker Strategies advises executive teams and boards navigating public policy, regulatory risk, and sustainability across Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region.
What we do
Policy & Regulatory Strategy
Together, we outline a path forward that’s realistic, strategic, and tailored to your specific needs.
Corporate Diplomacy & Positioning
Executive-level guidance on reputation-sensitive engagement, association strategy, and cross-border alignment.
Executive Education & Institutional Partnerships
Design and delivery of senior-level workshops, simulations, and policy dialogues in collaboration with academic and institutional partners.
Advising in High-Visibility, Highly Regulated Sectors
Tinker Strategies works with financial services and technology companies operating across APAC markets where regulatory scrutiny, public trust, and geopolitical complexity intersect. Engagements focus on long-term institutional credibility — not short-term influence — and on translating policy risk into disciplined strategic action at the executive and board level.
Our team brings experience across financial services, technology, pharmaceuticals, minerals & resources, energy and agriculture.
Leadership
Kathryn Tinker
Founder & Principal
Kathryn Tinker is Founder and Principal of Tinker Strategies, advising executive teams across APAC on regulatory complexity, geopolitical risk, and modern corporate diplomacy. With regional leadership experience at AIG and advisory work through Mandala Partners, she brings a disciplined, data-informed approach to government engagement in high-visibility, highly regulated sectors.
Elizabeth Hernandez
Senior Advisor
Elizabeth Hernandez is a senior public affairs executive with more than two decades of experience leading government engagement across Asia-Pacific for global institutions. She has advised executive teams on regulatory strategy, market access, and cross-border public policy alignment. She supports Tinker Strategies develop executive education and workshops.
Engage with clarity
If your organization is navigating regulatory change, geopolitical complexity, or cross-market policy alignment, we welcome a conversation.