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Highly experienced Head of Strategy, Innovation and Sustainability. Entrepreneur with expertise in the Banking, FinTech, AgTech, and Digital ecosystems. I incubated from concept to market several FinTech initiatives, such as unohomeloans.com.auSustainability expertise, Impact assessment and investment experience developed with the EU Climate KIC, the UNDP, the P2P Foundation and the Westpac AgLab. I supported AgTech venture DiscoveryAg in their capital raise with Westpac; championed the Sustainability and AgTech agenda across Westpac through an award-winning Urban Farm pilot; co-authored in partnership with Deloitte the report “Lessons from Israeli AgriTech for Australia and NZ”; co-authored a key study for the P2P Foundation on the thermodynamic and economic viability of the circular economy.Finance, Governance and Risk expertise developed from working with executive teams at Credit Agricole, NAB, Suncorp, and Westpac.System thinking and design skills developed through the co-foundation of 3 major Corporate Innovation programs: (NABLab, Suncorp Strategic Innovation, Westpac Garage), and the design of the sensemaking and strategic intelligence architecture with Climate KIC, the EU's main climate innovation initiative.Strategy, innovation, and analytical skills acquired and developed with strategy firm Booz & Company, Suncorp Strategic Innovation.I studied Digital in IT research departments in France, UK, Canada, and the US since CERN put the World Wide Web in the public domain in 1993.Majored in Maths, Thermodynamics, and Quantum mechanics applied to Computer Science.
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Global Chief Strategy And Impact OfficerPalo It Jan 2023 - PresentParis, Île-De-France, FrPalo IT is a "B Corp" certified consulting and software development firm, with the vision of "Tech for Good":- focused on digital and technology innovation, with sustainability and impact as a compass; - deploying the best of Design Thinking, Agile, and DevOps;- to help organisations navigate the disruptions of their industries, reduce their time to market, and deliver their digital transformation, with no compromise on sustainable impact. My role is to support the Group and clients deliver strategic positive impact:- in Australia, France, Spain, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, USA, Mexico and Colombia.- for Financial Services, Retail, Health, Logistics, Governments, NGOs, as well as the ecosystems of Small and Medium Businesses in those geographies. -
Advisory Board MemberGulbali Institute Dec 2022 - PresentRegional New South Wales , AuThe Gulbali Institute creates impactful integrated agriculture, water and environment research as part of Charles Sturt University’s program of research.Focused on the Murray-Darling Basin, with impact across Australia and globally, the Institute undertakes multi- and interdisciplinary research and innovation, focusing on two particular areas: - optimising farm systems for performance and sustainability, - and enhancing the health and resilience of freshwater ecosystems.The naming of the institute, “Gulbali ngurambang”, is Wiradjuri First Nations native language, which translates to “understand country", which connects to the Design Thinking practice of “sense-making”: to make sense of the world and data around us, in order to design for positive impact.I am bringing Strategy, Innovation, and Impact experiences to the Advisory Board. -
Mentor - Blackbird Vc, Giants ProgramBlackbird Dec 2022 - PresentSurry Hills, New South Wales, AuBlackbird is a venture capital firm with a master plan to “help entrepreneurs learn and become better operators.” Blackbird assists founders in all stages of growth, from founders seeking a founding team to businesses seeking investment.I am a mentor on their Giants program which helps early-stage founders through mentoring, founder knowledge-sharing, education and accountability tracking.I have been mentoring founders in Climate Tech, Proptech, FinTech, HealthTech, AI. -
Senior Advisor, Climate-Kic AustraliaClimate-Kic Australia Nov 2022 - PresentUltimo, Nsw, AuClimate-KIC Australia is an independent, not-for-profit organisation established as a sister organization to the EU’s EIT Climate-KIC. Its key value proposition is Systems Innovation at scale for Climate Action. When many VCs and startups focus on very specific models and features, Climate-KIC recognises that no single organisation or individual can change systems and solve the climate challenge on their own. So Climate-KIC works with a network of organisations including governments, universities, industries, to accelerate Australia’s response to climate change: including ‘hard to abate’ supply chains, R&D of new technologies, and community engagement.My role: to help the team structure a large multiyear program to establish a "NSW Decarbonisation Innovation Hub" to "meet emissions targets and adapt to climate change, while generating economic development, prosperity and jobs growth in NSW". The Program is part of the NSW Government’s Net Zero Plan to reduce emissions by 50% by 2030, and achieve Net Zero by 2050. -
Group Head Of Strategy & InnovationBank Of Queensland 2020 - 2022Newstead, Qld, AuThe BOQ Group operates Bank of Queensland, Virgin Money Australia, and ME Bank, acquired in 2021.I supported the Exco and Board in articulating the Group Strategy, and communicating it to the organisation, the market, and the regulator.Key achievements:- Innovation: championed and delivered the partnership with Honey digital insurance, which has received multiple awards throughout 2022, as one of Australia's most innovative digital businesses. - Strategy: market recognition of BOQ Group's "2025 strategy" to challenge the established majors: with a cloud-based digital bank, and a unique network of Owner Managed local branches who operate very closely to their communities. -
Senior Advisor, Eit Climate-Kic - The Eu'S Strategy & Innovation Body For Climate ActionEuropean Union May 2020 - Dec 2020Brussels, BeEIT Climate-KIC is the EU’s largest public-private innovation partnership working to accelerate the transition to zero-carbon, to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Its focus is on large scale systems transformation. Headquartered in Amsterdam, it operates from 13 hubs across Europe and is active in 39 countries. EIT Climate-KIC was established in 2010 and is predominately funded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union.My role was to support the CEO, EU partners and funders with their "sense-making” of complex trends and ecosystems to design their governance and portfolio of initiatives, and transform the EU Climate Agency from a traditional “grant administrator of public money” into a “VC managing a portfolio of strategic projects through impact investing”.I worked across key themes: Clean Cities, Landscapes as Carbon Sinks, Climate-friendly Food Systems, Transitions of Heavy Industry Regions into Resilient Regions, Circular economy, Net-Zero-Emissions Maritime Hubs, Climate metrics, Long-Term Sustainable finance.https://www.climate-kic.org -
Director, Westpac Group Strategy - Covid-19 Strategy Task ForceWestpac 2020 - Jun 2020Sydney, Nsw, AuThe Group Strategy Covid Task Force was set up during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 crisis: I modelled what the "post-covid world" might look like for Westpac, to help the bank navigate and make decisions during the crisis. -
Entrepreneur In Résidence, Westpac Innovation. Co-Founder Of The Westpac Garage And AglabWestpac 2014 - 2020Sydney, Nsw, AuCo-founded the Westpac ‘Innovation Garage’ and ran it as one of the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence.Incubated 200+ internal and external projects over 6 years. Highlights:- Launched FinTech online mortgage broker "Uno Homeloans" to market.- Created the AgLab program which led Westpac to invest in AgTech "DiscoveryAg" (IoT for irrigation in Cotton).- Ran the Urban Farm “Cultivate” pilot with Westpac, AgTech startup "Framwall", and Mirvac who won the "Most Innovative Property" AFR BOSS 2019 Innovation award for this.
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Economics Researcher For The P2P FoundationP2P Cooperative 2015 - 20194 years with the non-profit P2P Foundation and its global network, with a focus on Agri, Energy and Economics sustainability. Co-authored a key study on the economic and thermodynamic viability of the Circular Economy in our modern world.Some summaries of the findings have been consolidated into a two-part report: http://commonstransition.org/peer-peer-commons-matter-energy-thermodynamic-perspective/ -
Principal, Strategic InnovationSuncorp Group 2013 - 2014Brisbane, Brisbane, AuCo-founded the "Strategic Innovation" team. Applied Design Thinking to deliver innovation to address the strategic risks impacting the insurance sector. -
Executive Manager, Group Corporate StrategySuncorp Group 2011 - 2013Brisbane, Brisbane, AuReported to the Chief Strategy Officer, CFO, COE and Board of the Suncorp group on strategy, M&A, corporate finance and macro-economic issues.
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AssociateBooz & Company Jan 2010 - Dec 2011New York, Ny, UsManagement Consulting engagements with major Australian corporate, the Royal Navy, Government, and the G20 in the post GFC environment. -
Strategy & Innovation Manager - Co-Founder Of The Innovation "Nablab"Nab 2008 - 2010Melbourne, Victoria, AuI set up the "NABLab", one of the first "corporate innovation" incubators in Australia.This was part of the Group's effort to digitise NAB, and launch its neo-bank subsidiary UBank. -
Risk Manager - Wealth Management Division (Mlc)Nab 2006 - 2008Melbourne, Victoria, AuDesign and delivery of the Technology Risk Framework for MLC, successfully reviewed by the Regulator (APRA) and the external Auditor (Ernst & Young), contributing to lifting APRA's Enforceable Undertaking on MLC.
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Executive Manager, Office Of The Nab CioNab 2004 - 2006Melbourne, Victoria, AuBusiness Manager (Chief of Staff) for the office of the CIO.
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Web Team Leader - Wealth Management Division (Mlc)Nab 2002 - 2004Melbourne, Victoria, Au
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Team Manager - Finance & Architecture Team, Corporate BankingCrédit Agricole Cib 1999 - 2002Montrouge, -, FrCrédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB, formerly Crédit Agricole Indosuez then Calyon) is Crédit Agricole's corporate and investment banking entity. Previously the Corporate Bank of "Credit Lyonnais" before the merger of Crédit Lyonnais and Crédit Agricole.My team managed the systems supporting Credit Risk Management, SWIFT payments, Trade Finance, Core Banking. -
It Attaché, French Embassy - Saudi Arabia - RiyadhMinistère Des Affaires Étrangères Et Du Développement International 1997 - 1999Paris, Île-De-France, FrBased at the French Embassy in Riyadh.Intelligence Analyst on the Telecoms and Technology sectors. -
Telecommunication Protocol Designer (Intern)Nortel Networks 1997 - 1997CaDesign of the internet communication protocols that became commercially known as ADSL. -
Physics And Mathematical Modeller (Student Exchange)École Polytechnique De Montréal 1996 - 1996Montréal, Québec, CaPolytechnic School of MontrealSupported a PhD on the maths and physics modelling of his electromagnetism research.
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Georgia Institute Of TechnologyElectronics And Communications Engineering -
CentralesupélecQuantum Physics
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Lycée Du Parc, LyonChemistry.
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