Chair of Australian Ethical Foundation Limited

BEcon, MBA

Steve chairs the People, Remuneration and Nominations Committee, is a member of the Product Disclosure Statement Committee and the Australian Ethical Investment Limited and Australian Ethical Superannuation Pty Limited Audit, Risk & Compliance Committees. He is Chair of Australian Ethical Superannuation Pty Limited and Australian Ethical Foundation Limited.

Steve is also the Non-Executive Chair of Netlinkz Limited. Steve has extensive experience at both an executive and non-executive level in the investment and superannuation industries, including being a former CEO of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, a former CEO of what is now Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation and a non-executive director of Hastings Funds Management and Westpac Funds Management. Steve has been recognised for his commitment to, and expertise in, ethical and responsible investing.

Director

BA (Political Economy), GAICD

Mara is a Director of Australian Ethical Foundation Limited.

Mara brings executive experience from Green Cross Australia, Choice, CSIRO, Macquarie Bank and Canstar. She is a Founder of The Salmon Project, specialist advisors to Climatetech and Agritech scale-ups advancing Series B venture funding through deep tech R&D. She is the Non-Executive Chair of two organisations: Bowerbird Collective, a chamber music ensemble dedicated to nature conservation through performance and asset consultants Australian Impact Investments. She is a Non-Executive Director of the Boards of GreenCollar and The Conversation Brazil.

Director

BEc, MCom, MCom (Hons), CA, GAICD, FGIA

Julie is a Member of the People, Remuneration and Nominations Committee, the Australian Ethical Investment Limited Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee and the Investment Committee. She is a Director of Australian Ethical Foundation Limited, AvSuper and Masters Swimming NSW. She is also a member of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust Audit and Risk Committee.

She has over 20 years of experience in executive and board roles including experience with superannuation, investments, financial planning, stockbroking, research, insurance, audit, finance, acquisitions and business integration.

Julie’s most recent executive experience was Group General Manager Corporate Development and General Manager Operations for IOOF. She was previously Director of Finance India and Asia Pacific for Standard and Poor’s, Head of Research for Morningstar, Chief Operating Officer at Intech and Senior Audit Manager with EY. Julie’s prior board experience includes Perennial Value Management, Ord Minnett,Tax Payers Association (NSW Division) and Tax Payers Research foundation.

Head of Foundation

BComm, MA

Kate has roughly 10 years of finance and investment banking experience. She has spent over a decade working in the for-purpose sector in various roles including working for not-for-profits and social enterprises and later providing advisory services to them. 

Her more recent roles have been at the Judith Neilson Foundation and Australian Impact Investments providing advice to foundations and family offices on socially and environmentally focused impact investments.

In her spare time, she is involved in her family's foundation and is an active member of the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network, Groundswell Giving and the First Nations Allies group. She also is the Grants Coordinator for a collective giving organisation, Impact100 Sydney North.