Alexander Cousley, CFA
Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
Russell Investments

Alexander Cousley is the Asia Pacific Investment Strategist for Russell Investments. His research and views help guide Russell’s actively managed portfolios. As well as coverage of the Asia Pacific, he is a member of the Risk-On, Risk-Off, and Listed Real Assets SME team, responsible for tactical opportunities and process enhancement. ​

Alexander is a CFA Charterholder and is a member of the CFA Society of Sydney. Before joining Russell Investments, Alexander worked at BIS Shrapnel as an asset sales consultant for an economic research firm. He advised on a number of large Australian infrastructure deals, including Transgrid, Ausgrid, and the Port of Melbourne. Alexander also built a national freight model for an Australian rail transport company.​

Ari Rajendra
Head of Private Markets Indices
S&P Dow Jones Indices

Ari Rajendra is Head of Private Markets Indices at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI).

He leads the development and commercialization of benchmarks that bring transparency and structure to private markets, including private equity, private credit and related asset classes.

Since joining S&P DJI in 2020, Ari has held several product leadership roles, most recently as Head of Thematic Indices, where he was responsible for developing and expanding the firm’s suite of innovative and sustainable thematic strategies.

Prior to S&P DJI, Ari spent 10 years at Deutsche Bank in London as the European lead for Delta 1 Strategy, overseeing index and custom product design, marketing and client solutions. Earlier in his career, he led European Equity Index Research at J.P. Morgan and held roles at UBS and a proprietary trading firm.

Ari holds a master’s degree in electrical and information engineering from the University of Cambridge

Charlie Callan, CFA
Director
BondAdviser

Charlie is BondAdviser’s Head of Investment Solutions. He is a portfolio manager for BondAdviser’s SMAs, IMAs and model portfolios. Charlie has extensive fixed income markets experience, being wall-crossed as a credit analyst on over 80 transactions totaling in excess of $45 billion in raised capital.

He is a voting member of BondAdviser’s Investment Committee and Credit Committee.

Charlie is also responsible for the design and development of BA’s quant models and systems.

Charlie joined BondAdviser in 2018 as an Analyst, and subsequently became the Head of Research. In prior roles, Charlie has worked at Credit Suisse and Fordham, a business advisory firm that is part of Perpetual Limited.

Charlie is a Chartered Financial Analyst and graduate of The University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Accounting).

Damon Gosen
Director - Business Development
VanEck

Damon joined VanEck in 2015 and is responsible for business development across the broker and financial planning channels in Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia.

With more than 15 years' experience in financial services, Damon has worked in investment roles at AMP Capital and AXA.

With deep experience in funds management and portfolio construction, his key focus is on taking quality, low cost investment solutions to investors.

Damon has an MBA from Deakin University and a Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Economics from The University of Queensland

Patrick Hartney
Senior Ombudsman
AFCA

Patrick completed a bachelor of law and bachelor of business at La Trobe University prior to commencing his professional career as a lawyer in private practice.

From practising law, Patrick commenced his AFCA career in 2018 initially working in case management. Patrick then moved into people management before entering the decision maker space in 2023.

Outside of AFCA, Patrick has a strong connection to many local sporting clubs and associations. He has filled the roles of coach, captain, committee member, tribunal member and chair and events coordinator.

Tom King OAM
Chief Investment Officer
Nanuk

 Tom joined Nanuk in 2009 and is a director of the firm, the firm’s chief investment officer and one of the firm’s portfolio managers with approximately 20 years’ investment industry experience in equity funds management, investment banking and private equity.

He was previously an investment manager at Consolidated Press Holdings Limited, an Associate Director with NM Rothschild & Sons (Australia) Ltd and worked as an investment analyst with Australian equities fund manager Herschel Asset Management Ltd.

Tom holds a first class honours degree in Engineering from the University of Melbourne.