About

Corro® is an Australian and New Zealand technology startup on a mission to build the new standard in communication.

We believe communication is a strategic capability, not just infrastructure. It's where decisions are made, knowledge is held, and relationships are built. Our belief in the power of communications drives everything we do: from our research and thought leadership program, to building a new communications platform that unifies fragmented systems, preserves the integrity of every message, and unlocks the wisdom hidden in daily conversations.

The Corro platform unifies fragmented organisational communications into a single, secure, and coherent interface, a 'single pane of glass'. It has enhanced native messaging and powerful search, and integrates with tools organisations already use.

For years, organisations have had to choose between control and choice. Lock everything down for security, and people inevitably work around and outside the system. Open things up for flexibility, and communication scatters across platforms the organisation can't govern. Corro removes the trade-off: people get the flexibility to communicate naturally across every channel, while organisations maintain control over the knowledge contained in their communications stack.

Our Team

Corro was founded in 2025 by Sara Goldsworthy (former AWS, including the Top Secret Cloud program, with 18 years in Australian Government national security) and Sir Rod Drury (founder of Xero), with a commitment to giving organisations choice, sovereignty, and confidence in the way they communicate.

We're a small, dedicated team across Australia and New Zealand building both the Corro product and developing an unparalleled understanding of the communications challenges faced by modern organisations. Our people bring together leaders from across the Australian Government, spanning national security, cyber, operations, technology, digital regulation, foreign affairs, and crisis response, alongside academic research in communication, world-class engineering from AWS, Microsoft, Xero, and Atlassian and senior professionals in design, business and corporate strategy.

Sara Goldsworthy

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Sara Goldsworthy

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Sara has over 20 years experience leading multidisciplinary teams in the public and private sectors, tackling complex national security, technology, and foreign policy issues. Prior to co-founding Corro, Sara was the Head of National Security and Defence Policy for Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Australia and New Zealand, where she helped secure the partnership between AWS and the Australian Government to build a Top Secret cloud for Australia’s national security community. Throughout her distinguished public service career, she led teams through crisis response, machinery of government reform, and major event delivery at the commonwealth and state level.  Sara held senior executive positions in a range of Australian Government agencies, including the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Industry, as well as in the Office of National Intelligence and the New South Wales Department of Premier and Cabinet. She is a Fellow of the University of Technology, Sydney, where she is also a Visiting Fellow in the School of Computer Science.

Ben Waldron

Fractional Chief Financial Officer and Strategic Advisor

Ben Waldron

Fractional Chief Financial Officer and Strategic Advisor

Ben is a results-driven finance leader and seasoned senior executive with extensive experience across the UK, Europe, the US, China and Australia. His career highlights include leading Bakkavor Group's IPO on the FTSE 250, scaling divisions as CEO in the US and Asia. Ben brings deep expertise in major transactions, corporate finance, ESG, and helping businesses scale in complex, multi-market environments. He is a committed people leader with a strong track record in development, succession planning and board-level governance.

Dr. Jess Modini

Head of Product

Dr. Jess Modini

Head of Product

Dr. Jess Modini is an experienced technology leader, academic and security researcher, global keynote speaker, inventor and advisory board member. Prior to joining Corro, she held senior positions at Amazon Web Services, the Australian Cyber Security Centre, and the Australian Department of Defence. Jess holds a Doctorate in Cyber Security from UNSW ADFA, where her research focused on operationalising cyber epidemiology for critical infrastructure resilience, and where she is also a postgraduate lecturer. She also holds Master's qualifications in Cybersecurity Operations, Systems Engineering, Space Operations, Project Management and International Relations (Security).

Brian Farnill

Head of Engineering

Brian Farnill

Head of Engineering

Brian is a Software Development Engineer with over 20 years experience in the private and public sectors. As a highly motivated technical expert and leader, he thrives on learning modern technologies and delivering the best solutions to his customers. He has a strong background in development and DevOps tools, automation and the AWS cloud platform. This enables him to help customers realise the value and potential of the cloud across various technology areas, and then deliver projects to migrate to new platforms. His background in working in Canberra has enabled him to collaborate with numerous federal government-based clients, familiarising him with the common challenges they face. He approaches these challenges with fresh ideas to help his customers transition to more modern, cloud-computing compatible solutions.

Sally O’Donnell

Head of Policy, Operations and Strategic Communications

Sally O’Donnell

Head of Policy, Operations and Strategic Communications

Sally is an experienced leader in strategy, policy, operations and regulatory innovation with over 18 years' experience delivering complex initiatives across digital regulation, humanitarian operations, national security and international policy. Before joining Corro, she led the development and successful passage of Australia's world-first Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024, navigating complex stakeholder environments and translating challenges into practical solutions. Sally is recognised for her ability to build high-performing teams, manage risk and drive results in fast-changing landscapes.

Dr. Alan Davison

Head of Research and Capability

Dr. Alan Davison

Head of Research and Capability

Dr. Alan Davison is an esteemed scholar in humanities, arts and social sciences and an experienced senior university leader in Australia, widely respected for his expertise and thought leadership in communications disciplines. Prior to joining Corro, Alan held senior academic leadership roles including Faculty Dean at the University of Technology Sydney and Head of School at the University of New England, where he navigated large teams through major organisational change and external disruption. He has led significant collaborative projects, including the development of industry-focused courses and professional development programmes with stakeholders ranging from the technology sector to law enforcement. Alan's research centres on interdisciplinary collaborations and the insights of evolutionary science into human behaviour and communication, with a particular focus on the role of technology in enhancing critical thinking and decision-making. He is an active scholar publishing in both academic and general outlets, and a leading public advocate in Australia for viewpoint diversity and open inquiry in universities and government institutions.

Sir Rod Drury

Founder

Sir Rod Drury

Founder

Why we created Corro

Communication shapes how the world works - every relationship, decision and result. Yet the systems we rely on to create shared understanding are no longer fit for purpose.

Instead of creating clarity and connection, they have become fragmented and complicated. They leave people wasting hours, organisations losing knowledge, and leaders trapped in an impossible trade-off: lock everything down and lose flexibility, or allow choice and live with chaos.

Our communications are scattered - between bloated enterprise tools, ad-driven personal apps, and systems never designed for modern work. This fragmentation costs time, erodes knowledge, and puts sensitive information at risk.

We’ve ceded control to platforms we can’t trust. Yet technology, coupled with great design, enables us to reinvent communications with everything we have learned over the last 30 years. But with the right technology and design, we can rebuild communications - intuitive, secure, and sovereign by default.

This isn't anecdotal. Our research report, The Hidden Cost of Fragmented Workplace Communication draws on data from a five-country survey of more than 2,500 workers and shows that working around fragmented systems has become the norm, not the exception. People routinely fall back on personal messaging apps and tools outside the organisation's control, pulling decisions and sensitive information into places it can't see, and losing time and knowledge along the way.

We don’t accept fragmentation and dependence as inevitable. We see the chance to do something about it - harnessing the perspective, innovation and values of Australia and New Zealand, and to collaborate on building the new standard for communication.

Corro is about reimagining communication as a foundation for trust, resilience, and progress in an increasingly complex world.

Why the name "Corro"?

At its simplest, Corro is short for correspondence. In Australia and New Zealand, we have a habit of shortening words and adding an 'o' to the end. It's a term used and understood throughout the halls of the Parliament and across the public service, letters to our country’s leaders are known as ministerial correspondence, and shortened to 'min corro', or just 'corro'.

Shape the new standard in communication

We're building Corro in partnership with the organisations it's designed for. If your organisation understands that communication is a strategic capability, and cares about getting functionality, security, and control right, we'd love to work with you.

We've invested in a dedicated research capability to build a rare depth of insight into the communication challenges and opportunities we're designing for, spanning quantitative surveys, qualitative user interviews, and scholarly collaborations with leading researchers and think tanks. We can tailor that research to our partners, developing a systems-level understanding of how an organisation communicates and what fragmentation costs it in productivity.

We already have early customers piloting Corro, and we're working with priority partners across government, critical infrastructure, and enterprise to shape the product. Our design partnerships range from co-design sessions to early pilot trials, so Corro is driven by real-world needs rather than the constraints of legacy systems. Pilot partners work hands-on with the product as it's being built. With product launch planned for late 2026, we're looking to bring more organisations into that process now.

If you'd like to learn more, take part in co-design or research, or become a pilot partner, reach out at hello@corro.co.

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