Given her broad risk and compliance skills and lived experience in Australia and Africa and having lived through various economic cycles, Dhanesh draws on past experiences and predicts emerging issues to help organisations and for purpose boards navigate and problem solve for sustainability and growth, with a purpose, risk and growth mindset.

Dhanesh has previously worked with Barclays, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and Macquarie Bank and currently sits on the Boards of Hello Sunday Morning, McCall Gardens and Kids with Cancer Foundation.

Meera is an insightful and passionate leader with over 20 years of experience across financial services and non-profit organisations. As an experienced business partner, Meera is committed to outcome driven innovative solutions and high performance business results. Focussed and proactive, Meera has had extensive experience as a CFO in assisting business leaders of fintech, start-ups and not for profits manage financial viability., Bringing diversity of thought and consistently influencing decision makers, Meera is adept at bringing her commercial skills to social sector organisations. Meera has been the Board member and Treasurer in of Women and Girls Emergency centre (WAGEC), Not for Profit organisation for assistance to victims of domestic violence and abuse. Meera’s outstanding contribution to the financial governance of WAGEC has been recognised in the Not-ForProfit Treasurers’ Awards Honour Roll and the NSW Parliament. Meera is passionate about financial Literacy and youth employment and has contributed to Generation Australia, Not for Profit organisation, which assists long term unemployed youth with skills training, internship, placement, and retention. Meera is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

Prior to taking the role at the CEFC, Ian established Social Ventures Australia’s Impact Investing business which included raising impact and affordable housing funds as well as launching Australia's first Social Impact Bond in 2013.

Previously an Executive Director of Macquarie Group for 12 years, Ian has investment banking experience in Sydney, Hong Kong and London. He established and led various Macquarie businesses, notably European renewable energy and carbon credit investments, as well as cross-border structured finance and asset financing in Asia and Europe.

Ian has degrees in Law and Commerce from the University of Queensland.

Natalie has tackled every role with her social purpose spirit – always being driven by the desire to make the world a better, fairer, more equitable place.

She is the founder of Inside Policy which advises governments on social and economic policy with the aim of changing the world one policy at a time. Prior to founding Inside Policy, Natalie established Supply Nation. She also led the Aboriginal Employment Strategy and built KPMG’s Indigenous business stream within its government advisory group.

Natalie sits on various boards including the Paul Ramsay Foundation, Goodstart Early Learning and Life Without Barriers. Natalie is also the Social Commissioner for the Greater Sydney Commission.

In 2018, Natalie was appointed by the Prime Minister as Australia’s representative to the Business Women Leaders Taskforce of the G20. In 2012, Natalie was named as one of Australia’s 100 Women of Influence.

Scott has enjoyed a long and diverse career in the not-for-profit sector. In fields such as educational support for disadvantaged children, poverty relief, women’s health, early childhood intervention, and in Bible translation and distribution.

Scott has led and managed the strategic development and growth in fundraising for a number of charities. Prior to this Scott had spent over two decades in senior leadership roles in the financial services and wealth management industry, including in stockbroking, mortgage broking, financial planning, insurance, corporate superannuation, and online investing.

Scott recently commenced as Chief Executive Officer with Opportunity International Australia. Formerly he was Chief Fundraising Officer for Bible Society Australia where he was responsible for strategy, major donor fundraising, church partnerships, and bequests. Prior to this he was Head of Strategic Partnerships at The Smith Family, a children’s education charity.

Before moving into the not-for-profit sector Scott had been Head of Financial Planning for Mark Bouris’ Yellow Brick Road Wealth Management and also Financial Advice Leader Australia for Mercer Wealth Solutions. In that role he was awarded Rainmaker Marketer of the Year – Financial Planning. Before joining Mercer, Scott was Head of Financial Planning for Citigroup and has also led the financial planning business of Westpac/BT. Scott was also responsible, as CEO, for the successful launch of Merrill Lynch HSBC in December 2000, the online stockbroking and financial services joint venture. Scott enjoyed 14 years with Deutsche Bank in a variety of roles, including 7 years in their London office and 4 years as Head of Private Client Stockbroking in Australia.

Scott has served on the boards of The Benevolent Society, the Art Gallery of NSW, Goodstart Early Learning, the Value of Good Advice Committee of the Financial Services Council (formerly IFSA) and a publicly listed company. He has been active in a range of social issues and is an alumnus of the Sydney Leadership program, run under the auspices of The Benevolent Society. Scott also chairs the board of Joining the Dots Theatre Company.

Scott is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business degree from the Queensland University of Technology. Outside work, Scott has a love of surfing, music, golf, theatre, and anything manufactured by Apple. He is married to Nikki, has 3 boys aged 22, 20 and 18, and plays blues harmonica in a band. He is currently completing a Masters of Ancient History in Early Christianity and Jewish Studies at Macquarie University.

Louise is passionate about the creation of organisational purpose and believe this is key to delivering maximum impact through people. She has been successful in developing high performing teams within a culture where change is embraced, and innovation is embedded.

Louise was acknowledged by CEO Magazine in 2016 as Australia’s NFP Executive of the Year and in 2019 Louise was listed in Pro Bono Australia’s Impact 25 which recognised the 25 most influential and inspirational people in Australia’s social sector as nominated by their peers. Louise is committed to using her influence to grow and strengthen the ‘Profit for Purpose’ sector.

Louise has Non-Executive Director roles with the Stanford Australia Foundation, The Community Council for Australia and Rippling, a new Joint Venture, which brings four charities together for the purpose of ethical fundraising.

In March 2021 he became the Interim Chief Executive Officer of SecondBite – the largest food rescue organisation in Australia. SecondBite’s mission is to End Waste, End Hunger. They do this by rescuing surplus food from retailers, manufacturers and farmers and redistributing it free of charge to local charities and not-for-profits that run food programs. The food is turned into meals and hampers for Australians doing it tough.

Prior to SecondBite, after leaving the law as a partner at Allens in early 2014, he held leadership roles in several not-for-profits supporting young people and their families, including as the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of Thrive by Five, the early childhood initiative of the Minderoo Foundation established by Andrew and Nicola Forrest; Chief Executive Officer of Doxa Youth Foundation, supporting young people from 8 to 24 years of age to overcome disadvantage; Head of Australian Operations at Save the Children, as part of an organisation-wide restructure with responsibility for approximately $28 million turnover and over 500 staff; and his first role in the sector as Chief Operating Officer of national charity Whitelion, working with youth at risk.

Prior to joining JBWere, Shamal worked within the financial services and trustee industries gaining significant experience in advising high net worth individuals on their philanthropic structures, managing trusts and foundations (including PAFs), and constructing charitable foundation investment portfolios. Shamal serves on a volunteer basis as:

• a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Earthwatch Australia and Two Good Foundation;
• Chair of the Governance Group of The Constellation Project (a cross-sector collaboration aimed at eradicating homelessness);
• A member of many committees including the Advisory Committee of the Centre for Social Impact and Investment Committee of the JBWere Charitable Endowment Fund.

Shamal’s research and writing focuses on the development of frameworks that enable all participants in the social outcomes ecosystem (for-purpose organisations, philanthropists and corporates) to deliver greater impact.