Ainslie is a highly skilled  public sector and consultant professional, having worked as a senior executive in the Victorian and South Australian Departments of the Premier and Cabinet and the South Australian Attorney-General’s Department. Ainslie is a natural strategic thinker with strong analytical and policy design skills, she is experienced at providing strategic advice at the most senior levels of government. Ainslie is well versed in how governments operate and very comfortable navigating the legislative, policy and organisational environment of any government agency. She has extensive experience leading policy reform, complex and sensitive stakeholder engagement and developing response strategies during crises.