About Hunter Collective

Hunter Collective was founded by Danni Hunter in 2022 to empower organisations to grow and expand their impact.

As a strategic advisory firm, Hunter Collective works closely with Boards, Executives and Senior Management. Strong commercial expertise combined with a deep understanding of the public, private and not-for-profit sectors places Hunter Collective at the forefront of helping organisations solve the complex problems they face as they grow and evolve.

About Danni Hunter, Founder and Principal

Danni Hunter is an accomplished and reputable executive and industry leader with experience in leading organisations and achieving considerable growth and impact. Acknowledged and respected for her business and public sector experience and acumen, she takes an empowering, consultative and strategic approach to leadership. Danni builds and leads high performing teams who develop and execute successful strategies, deliver meaningful organisational transformation and achieve exceptional outcomes for organisations and their stakeholders.

Danni’s experience, skills and extensive network enables her to operate highly effectively at the most senior levels across Australia and to deliver outcomes across the private and public sectors. Passionate, informed and connected, she is committed to making a positive difference in organisations with purpose and an interest in Australia’s future success.

Danni Hunter is the Founder and Principal of Hunter Collective, a strategic advisory firm working with diverse global and Australian organisations to solve complex problems, achieve growth and expand their impact.  With an extensive executive career spanning government and the private sector, Danni uses her knowledge, skills and experience to work with organisations who want to make a difference in their industry or sector.

As Victorian Executive Director of the Property Council of Australia and CEO of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (Victoria), Danni represented one of the economy’s most significant industries. In these roles she was responsible for advising and influencing policymakers and regulators on issues that impacted the property, construction and development sector including building and planning system reform, housing supply, business conditions, population growth and livability, transport, infrastructure and the health of the economy.

Danni has held several key advisory positions to various Australian governments in which she has provided advice and collaborated on major issues including increasing gender equality in the building and construction sector and ensuring the Australian economy recovered from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. She is passionate about increasing diversity within business leadership and finding solutions to systemic problems facing the community including housing affordability and Australia’s pathway to Net Zero. 

Danni is a hands-on leader with deep experience in corporate strategy, policy, advocacy, stakeholder engagement and organisational leadership. She is an experienced Non-Executive Director and former government-appointed Trustee of the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve Trust. Danni contributes her time to volunteering weekly with the Salvation Army’s Melbourne cafe for the homeless, and has provided pro-bono strategic advice to Beyond Blue and several other charity organisations.

Danni is a dynamic and nationally recognised spokesperson, regularly sharing her views on business, housing, diversity, population growth and the economy through regular media appearances, events and keynote presentations.

Danni’s most important and rewarding role is as wife to Darren and mum to Jackson and Macy who keep her energised and enthusiastic about life and the future.