Advisory Board
Mike Korchinsky
- Founder of Wildlife Works, a pioneering wildlife conservation company financed by the development and management of REDD+ programs.
- Over 20 years of experience working directly with developing country governments, the private sector, and local communities on implementing conservation projects.
- In 2012, founded Code Redd, a non-profit whose mission is to support and scale the REDD+ mechanism.
Pauline Wray
- Founded Asia Expand Consulting PTE LTD, before its acquisition by Boston Consulting Group in 2011.
- Asia head of Expand Research, co-lead for FinTech Control Tower, and a member of the Expand/BCG Board and Expand Senior Management Committee for Boston Consulting Group.
- Experience as advisor and mentor in FinTech, including the World Women Banking Association, the Singapore FinTech Festival, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and APIX/ an author contributing to books, articles and whitepapers relating to FinTech topics.
Cristina Talacko
- Director of the Export Council of Australia, Vice President of the Australia-Brazil Chamber of Commerce, Director of Beyond Zero Emissions, Member of the Advisory Committee of Endeavour Energy and Multicultural NSW.
- An active member of the Liberal Party as Vice President of NSW Women’s Council, and Secretary of the NSW Energy and Environment Policy Branch.
- Degrees from the University of London, University of Sydney, and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Investment Team
Jasmine Porter
- Asset Management Analyst
- Jasmine’s career has focused on climate finance consulting in the area of net zero technological solutions.
- Jasmine studied Environmental Policy with Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science and held a Master’s degree in Climate Change Finance and Investment at the university of Edinburgh.
Martin Newson
- CEO, VT Carbon Partners.
- Started his career at Goldman Sachs and subsequently held various senior positions – Global Head of European Equities, Head of US Equities and Head of Global Equities and Capital Markets – at Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche Bank and Dresdner Kleinwort respectively.
- Former CEO of Optimus Capital and Religare Capital Markets.
- Holds a B.Sc. (Econ) from the London School of Economics and holds the UKSIP Level 3 Certificate in Investment Management.
Scott Clements
- Head of Advisory, Tribeca Investment Partners.
- 30 years of financial markets in Sydney, London, Singapore, and the Bahamas.
- Established and headed Singapore office of Cannacord Genuity, prior to which spent 19 years at Scotiabank including as Head of Global Equity & Advisory, Asia-Pacific.
Ben Cleary
- Portfolio Manager, Tribeca Global Natural Resources.
- Over 20 years of investment experience in the natural resources sector at Macquarie Bank, RBC, and RBS.
- Founded the Tribeca Global Natural Resources Fund, ranked as top-performing hedge fund globally by Preqin in 2016.
- Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Todd Warren
- Head of Research, Tribeca Global Natural Resources.
- 22 years with Colonial First State where he was Head of Global Resources based in London and Sydney.
- Former Portfolio Manager of Colonial First State Global Resources Fund.
Eddie Listori
- Founding Partner & CEO, Viridios Capital.
- Former Global Head of Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities at ANZ Bank and Dresdner Kleinwort.
- Former Board Director of Carbon Trading – a joint venture initiative of Dresdner and Gazprom.
Operations Team
Kevin Nam
- Over 10 years of fund management and fund accounting experience.
- Former Executive of the Fund Management Group at Macquarie Bank, overseeing unit pricing valuations, tax calculations, performance attribution, tax, statutory, client-specific reporting, and product management.
- Holds Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) designation.
Emily Cunich
- Over 15 years experience as a Risk & Compliance professional.
- Specializing in regulatory risk with funds management at the core, working for both boutique asset managers and major banks.
- Holds a Master of Applied Finance from the Queensland University of Technology and a Psychology degree from the University of Queensland.
Ken Liu
- Compliance Manager, Tribeca Investment Partners.
- Over 10 years of risk and compliance management experience across funds management, equities, and derivatives trading as well as private equity.
- Former Head of Compliance at AIMS Financial Group based in Sydney.
Marcus Nettelton
- General Counsel and Head of Compliance, Viridios Group.
- Over 30 years of legal, regulatory, and corporate governance experience in the energy and commodities sector.
- Head of Legal – Commodities for Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank.
- Qualified Barrister and registered foreign lawyer in Singapore.
James Howes
- Chief Operating Officer, Tribeca Investment Partners.
- 25 years of experience within the Banking and Hedge Fund industries working within the Finance, Operations, Trader Support, Compliance, and Risk Management teams.
- Senior risk and operations experience at Macquarie Bank, JP Morgan, and West LB.
- Holds Chartered Accountant designation.
Geoff Clear
- Chief Operating Officer, Viridios Group.
- Over 35 years of financial markets experience in fixed income, currencies, and commodities.
- Former Global Head of ANZ Commodities, responsible for all product development, trading, sales, and physical logistics.
- Former Chairman and Non-Executive Director of ANZ ETFS Management.
- Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
