Rob Koczkar
Chair, Social Ventures Australia

Chair since 19 November 2020, Director since 11 August 2020
Mr Koczkar is the Managing Director of Adamantem Capital and a former CEO of Social Ventures Australia. He has extensive experience in social impact and private equity investing along with a deep understanding of the social purpose sector. He was previously a Managing Director of Pacific Equity Partners, Principal at Texas Pacific Group in Europe and started his career as a strategic consultant with Bain & Company.

Other current directorships
Mr Koczkar also serves on the boards of Melior Investment Management, Hygain, Zenitas, Legend and Servian.

Former directorships in last 3 years
He previously served on the board of Goodstart Early Learning Limited.

Suzie Riddell
CEO, Social Ventures Australia

CEO and Director since 22 November 2018
Ms Riddell is CEO at SVA. She previously held the role of Chief Strategy Officer, leading the Strategy & Advocacy team. She draws on extensive experience in the social purpose and commercial sectors to lead SVA’s systems change agenda. Ms Riddell led the development of innovative education and employment ventures, securing philanthropic seed capital and demonstrating impact to win scale funding from government. Prior to joining SVA, she was a consultant at Bain & Company. She is a member of the Advisory Council for Melior Investment Management. Click here to read Ms Riddell’s full bio.

Other current directorships
Ms Riddell is also a director of the Observership Program and Community Council for Australia.

Former directorships in the last 3 years
She previously served as a director of Holdsworth Community Centre and Services and YWCA NSW.

Adam Davids
Director of Learning, Career Trackers

Director since 11 August 2020

Mr Davids is the Director of Learning at CareerTrackers Indigenous Internship Program and was previously a Director of CareerSeekers New Australian Internship Program. He is a proud Aboriginal Australian and descendant of the Wiradjuri people. He is a Fulbright Scholar and for more than 12 years has worked in the non-profit sector to address the barriers facing Indigenous students in higher education and professional careers. He is driven to increase the representation of Indigenous professionals and executives in corporate Australia and as the Director of Learning at CareerTrackers, he has helped thousands of students build upward career mobility.

Former directorships in last 3 years
He previously served on the boards of Clovelly Community Bank and CareerSeekers and as Co-Chair of the GHD Indigenous Advisory Board.

Sarah Davies AM
CEO, Alannah & Madeline Foundation

Director since 21 March 2022
Ms Davies has had a wide-ranging career from executive roles in tertiary education to private sector consulting in HR, marketing and strategy across Australia, Europe and the Middle East. But for the last 15 years, her focus has been exclusively in the for-purpose sector: driving social change.

In March 2021 Sarah became CEO at the Alannah & Madeline Foundation – joining a highly committed and impactful community and team to create a safer online and offline world for children. Prior to the Alannah & Madeleine Foundation, Sarah was the CEO of Philanthropy Australia, enabling and supporting the growth and evolution of thoughtful giving to achieve more and better philanthropy. Before this, she held CEO roles at The Reach Foundation and The Australian Communities Foundation.

In addition to her professional roles, Sarah also serves on several diverse Boards and committees. Her current community roles include Deputy Chair of Teach for Australia and Council Member of the National Museum of Australia.

Robert Fitzgerald AM
Commissioner, Productivity Commission

Director since 1 October 2017
Mr Fitzgerald is the NSW Ageing and Disability Commissioner and is a director of Caritas Australia Limited. Most recently he has been a Commissioner with the Productivity Commissioner and the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse. A commercial lawyer for more than 20 years, including with top-tier firm Clayton Utz, he has also held a number of policy-related roles including as a member of the National Competition Council.

Prior to joining the Productivity Commission, Mr Fitzgerald was Community and Disability Services Commissioner and Deputy Ombudsman in New South Wales. His considerable experience with the not-for-profit sector includes serving as Chair of the Australian Charities and Not-For Profits Commission Advisory Board, President of the Australian Council of Social Services, and over 30 years of volunteering with numerous community services.

Tanya Gilerman
Partner, Financial Services, KPMG

Director since 30 April 2012
Ms Gilerman is the Chief Risk Officer for KPMG Australia. She is responsible for risk and regulatory matters as well as broader commercial and business risks associated with KPMG’s strategy. She was admitted to the partnership in 2000, specialising in the financial services sector in audit and risk advisory.

Ms Gilerman has extensive experience in auditing of ASX listed companies, funds management businesses and working with Boards and senior management during times of change and restructuring. Ms Gilerman is passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion and encourages senior women to develop and enhance their opportunities by leveraging themselves, their teams and the business. She is a member of Chief Executive Women and a graduate of the 2006 Sydney Leadership Program.

Chris Harrop
Director, Bain & Company

Director since 19 September 2016
Mr Harrop is a Director in the Melbourne office of Bain & Company, a global strategy consulting firm. He joined Bain in 1993 and became a Partner in 2000. He led Bain’s telecommunications practice in Asia Pacific for 7 years and served for 6 years on the firm’s global committee responsible for partner promotion and remuneration. Mr Harrop has worked with clients in many different industries, and has specialised in projects addressing corporate strategy, growth strategy, customer experience improvement and broad-based transformational change. Prior to joining Bain, Mr Harrop held sales and marketing roles in the computer and consumer products industries, with IBM, NCR and Adidas.

Other current directorships
Mr Harrop is a member of Bain’s global board of directors and a director of Goodstart Early Learning.

Former directorships in the last 3 years
He previously served on the Brandenburg Foundation Board.

Verity Lomax
Director, NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet

Director since 13 October 2021

With over a decade of experience in government, including in the role of Chief of Staff to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Multicultural Affairs, Veterans, Volunteering and Youth, Verity is a passionate advocate for high impact social change.

Representing Australian business in Myanmar, Verity led the Australia-Myanmar Chamber of Commerce, which was awarded the Asia Pacific Small Chamber of the year accolade due to their initiatives promoting Responsible Business practices and women in business.

Back in Australia, Verity begun working for a social impact advisory firm, Spark Strategy (a registered B-Corp), including with the Chief Minister’s office in the Northern Territory, co-designing their Early Childhood Strategy.

Currently Verity is a Director at the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet, leading a team focused on breaking disadvantage through the vehicles of education, employment and skills. Verity is passionate about bringing government together with the not for profit, private and philanthropic sectors, to create lasting social impact.

Former directorships 

The Reach Foundation

The Australia-Myanmar Chamber of Commerce

Daisy Mallett
Partner, King & Wood Mallesons

Director since 23 February 2016
Ms Mallett is a risk management and dispute resolution Partner at King & Wood Mallesons, where she specialises in international arbitration.

Daisy was a member of the Australian Delegation to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Arbitration and Conciliation Working Group, as well as being a member of the New South Wales Law Society’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, a member of the Law Council of Australia’s Transnational Litigation Committee, a fellow of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration Group. Daisy was a member of the Philanthropy Australia New Generation of Giving Program and is Chair of the Crawford Foundation.

Daisy’s legal practice has involved considerable pro bono work, including acting for the government of Southern Sudan in a border dispute and the UK House of Lords test case on the admissibility of evidence obtained through torture in criminal terrorist prosecutions.

Other current directorships
Ms Mallett is also a director of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration.

Cindy Reese Mitchell
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Canberra

Director since 13 October 2021

Cindy is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Canberra and founding Chief Executive Officer of Mill House Ventures, the Canberra region’s first dedicated social enterprise business development consultancy.  Cindy has worked as a venture capital investment manager and senior management roles at large corporate organisations in Australia and the United States. She is a PhD Candidate at the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) at Swinburne University, where she studies Kimberley Aboriginal women’s entrepreneurship and leadership.

Other current directorships
Mrs Mitchell also serves on the Boards of Mosaic LifeCare, Emmaus Christian School and the Social Enterprise Enterprise Council of NSW and ACT.

Former directorships in last 3 years
She previously served on the Boards of Mosaic Baptist Church and Kulture Break.