Nerida Caesar

MBA (Exec), MAICD

Nerida is Co-Chairman of Workplace Giving Australia.

She is a Non-Executive Director of Westpac Banking Corporation as well as of  NBN Co Limited and Creditor Watch (CCH Holdings). Prior to this, Nerida was Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Australia and New Zealand, of Equifax, formerly Veda Group Limited (VED.AX) from February 2011 to June 2017. She is also a former director of Genome.One Pty Ltd and Stone and Chalk Limited.

Nerida was formerly Group Managing Director, Telstra Enterprise and Government, responsible for Telstra’s corporate, government and large business customers in Australia as well as the international sales division. She also worked as Group Managing Director, Telstra Wholesale.

Prior to joining Telstra, Nerida held several senior management positions with IBM within Australia and internationally over a 20-year period, including as Vice President of IBM’s Intel Server Division for the Asia Pacific region. Nerida is currently an advisor to organisations in the technology industry.

Michael Graf

B.Sc., MBA (Exec)

Michael is Co-Chairman of Workplace Giving Australia and a member of the Investment Committee.

He brings the world of ICT, finance and investment, and philanthropy together. His career includes 24 years of senior executive experience with IBM and he is an advisor and board director for a number of start-up enterprises and not-for-profits.

Michael is a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Ability Made and Together4Youth. He also serves on the Boards of Sir Moses Montefiore Jewish Home and Philanthropy Australia.

Berkeley Cox

LLB (Hons)

Berkeley is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.

He retired as a partner at King & Wood Mallesons in 2024, of which he was Chief Executive from 2017 to 2022. Berkeley practiced in commercial law and financial services including the structured finance and the debt capital markets.

With both legal and commercial skills Berkeley respectfully and actively supports First Nations Community controlled organisations (at local, jurisdictional, and national levels) in a manner consistent with the priority reforms in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.

Berkeley is a member of the Board of Trustees of Brisbane Girls Grammar School and has previously served on boards involved in protection of children and in corporate mental health.

Frances Drummond

LLB (Hons), FAICD

An accomplished intellectual property advisor, strategist, and lawyer with 30+ years of global experience, Frances is currently advising at Deloitte. Previously she was the Head of Intellectual Property at Norton Rose Fulbright. Frances has been in leadership roles for over 15 years and is also an experienced board director.

She was previously Chair of Gowrie NSW. Frances has supported the Not for Profit sector as a Pro Bono lawyer for years representing ACON, Suicide Prevention Australia, Garvan Institute and many others.

Richard Fleming

BA (Hons), MBA

Richard is a Senior Partner at Bain & Company the leader of Bain & Company's Asia-Pacific Advanced Analytics practice, as well as a leader in their Transformation and Change practice. He has more than 25 years of management consulting experience, advising business leaders on their biggest opportunities and challenges. 

He has applied his consulting expertise globally, having served clients in the North America, Australia, the United Kingdom, and across Asia. Prior to joining Bain & Company in 2001, Richard worked for two other global consulting firms with a focus on technology.

Richard is a member of the UTS Council, the university’s governing body.

David Mann

LLB, Masters of Finance & Accounting, MBA (Insead), GAICD, FGIA

David is an experienced senior executive with an extensive background in strategy, operations and technology. He has led successful businesses in Australia, Asia Pacific, Europe and North America.

Currently, David is the CEO for Tour de Cure Australia. He was previously Managing Director for Accenture Mergers & Acquisition practice in Asia, Pacific, Middle East and Africa. He previously led their Management Consulting practice across Australia and New Zealand, subsequent to his role running Accenture’s UK and Ireland Management Consulting business. He is on the Boards of Tour de Cure and RSL Life Care.

Jimmy McGarty

BA (Hons) Economics, University of Durham, ACA, CA

Jimmy is Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

He is a partner at Deloitte in Audit and Assurance and has served some of Deloitte’s largest and most complex clients. Jimmy has been with Deloitte all of his 16 year career and has significant experience in providing audit and advisory services to ASX 200 companies.

Jimmy has developed a reputation for his technical ability, hands-on management style, excellent client relationship skills, and ability to execute complex engagements. He is highly regarded for his client service and his commercial and pragmatic approach to resolving issues.

Jimmy has extensive experience across other assurance areas including controls assessment and due diligence. He has undertaken a wide variety of specialist engagements including listed capital raisings, debt raisings pursuant to acquisitions and other accounting advisory work.

Daintree Peters

B.Sc.

Daintree is Chair of the Technology Advisory Group and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.

He is Chief Executive Officer at Assembler (Accelerate Compliance Pty Ltd), with two decades of experience in technology and business transformation, consulting, and product delivery.

With experience in multiple international markets, within both enterprise and entrepreneurial businesses, Daintree is currently active in bringing technology-based products to market, and is involved in all aspects from concept to development, sales and marketing, and on to operationalisation.

Daintree is also active in mentoring programs for secondary and tertiary students, as well as mentoring individuals and emerging businesses.

Tim Sims AM

BA/MA, MPA, GDip. Div. FAICD, JP

Tim is a Managing Director of Pacific Equity Partners. He was Chairman and Managing Partner of Bain in Australia and South Africa and a Founding Partner of the LEK Partnership.

He has served on the Boards of the Garvan Foundation, Ravenswood School, and is invested in a range of other philanthropic and community endeavours.

Hayden Waddell

BEc

Hayden is Chair of the Investment Committee.

He is the Commercial Director at VivCourt Trading. VivCourt is a proprietary market making and systematic trading firm, running multi-asset trading strategies across global financial markets.

Prior to VivCourt, Hayden worked in banking covering Prime Brokerage and Risk Management in both Sydney and London. Hayden studied Economics and Finance at Sydney University and completed PLD at Harvard Business School, an accelerated alternative to an executive MBA.