REAL Social ImpactCIO, Co-CEO and Board Member
Jan. 2015 - Nov. 2022Sydney, AustraliaCo-CEO and CIO developing new products and ethical supply chains across the South Pacific. Product development of new technological solutions around E-Trade, Logistics and international market access. Key Contributions:
• Completed a number of funding rounds in both Donor, Equity and Debt funding. Funding rounds raised $10M+ for a number of start-up organisations. • Created an impactful organisation that has delivered a clear social impact across 4 countries; Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu delivering significant impact to 100,000 participants.
• Implemented a new Learning Management System (LMS) to deploy to artisans across the Pacific. • Built PNG’s first automated WhatsApp national callout specifically aimed at users in low-bandwidth environments. • Built an E-Commerce product management platform for both technical and physical products. • Proof of concept paper delivered for GSMA around the creation of a blockchain supply chain and impact storytelling platform. • Global revenue of $1M from market access and e-commerce B2B and B2C market participation. • Strong experience in social impact funding and social investment. • Excellent understanding of delivery and measurement of social impact including the UN SDG’s. • Extensive experience with multilaterals including contracts with USAID, DFAT, Government of PNG. • Building partnerships with other social impact organisations including World Bank, Asian Development Bank, CARE International, Oxfam and USAID. • Mentored a number of social impact organisations CEO’s, including start-ups in the social impact measurements space, social media and complex platforms.