Sonja Bauer is Australasian Associate at Focal Research Consultants, providing regional support, connection, and collaboration to help advance safer gambling outcomes across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 30 years of experience in leisure, hospitality, and gaming, she has held operational, management, and executive roles at state and national levels, including positions with the Australasian Gaming Council, Crown Resorts, and Tabcorp. Her background includes safer gambling leadership, stakeholder relations, and work with government, regulatory, not-for-profit, and corporate groups. At Focal, Bauer helps build strong relationships and supports the company’s preventative, evidence-based approach to reducing gambling-related harm.