Greg Hutchinson  is a senior advisor and former partner/ director of Bain & Company, a leading global strategy consultancy.  He has 29 years experience leading major strategic and operational change programs for some of the largest global corporations in Asia, Europe and North America.  

Greg was also the founding Chief Executive of The Australian Charities Fund and he is currently Deputy Chairman.  He is committed to building the links between business and community.  Greg has recently been involved in establishing the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) bringing together business, community, universities and government.  Greg is a director of CSI.  He has also helped establish and is a director of ShareGift, an innovative organisation that allows shareholders to cost and tax efficiently donate small shareholdings to charity.  He has also been a part of establishing SVA Consulting a not-for-profit consultancy dedicated to building world class strategic and operational performance in charities.

Prior to joining Bain, Greg spent ten years working for a major commercial bank in Australia and Europe, and several years as a Visiting Lecturer in Finance at Macquarie University.  Greg holds an honors degree in statistics and economics from Macquarie University, as well as an MSc from London University.  He is also a former director of The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and current member of the Brandenburg Council.

Carol Schwartz is Chairman of Industry Superannuation Property Trust (ISPT); Chairman of Our Community; President of Melbourne International Arts Festival; Chair of Future Melbourne Reference Group; Executive in Residence at Melbourne Business School .Ms Schwartz is a council member of the Australian Innovation Research Centre, University of Tasmania, a board member of the Sydney Institute and a direct

or of Social Ventures Australia. 

Carol was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honors list in 2006 for her achievements in business and commerce and her contribution to community and the arts; Carol also received the Centenary Medal in 2001 in recognition of her outstanding service as a leading business executive and board participant.

John Barnes - John’s professional career spans over thirty years, encapsulating diverse interests in mining, investment banking and marine services, with the last ten years focused on his charitable involvements.

John was with Bain & Company for many years as Managing Director and Chief Executive.  During this time, Bain expanded to become one of the top five, full service investment banks in Australia, with the business ultimately being acquired by Deutsche Bank AG.

On leaving Deutsche Bank in 1998, John’s long held interest in providing assistance to disadvantaged children in the early years of their lives, as a means of preventing social dislocation and crime, led him to found a not-for-profit Charitable Foundation. He is also Patron of the Glengallan Homestead Trust and is involved in a range of other private charities.  John was made an Honorary Doctor of Griffith University in December 2008.