As Global CEO of High Resolves, Mehrdad has focused on rapid growth of the program in Australia and expansion into the U.S., Canada, China, Brazil and Africa. Mehrdad is Chairman of Alchemy Growth, a boutique strategy advisory firm. Previously, he was a partner at McKinsey & Company and co-leader of the Firm’s worldwide Growth Practice, and an Executive Director at the CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency. Mehrdad has degrees from Harvard Law School, Harvard Kennedy School and Princeton University. He is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute.

I am passionate about High Resolves because…
I have seen and felt the impact of social division and hatred first hand. We need to think of prejudice, racism and hatred as public health issues and engage in immunization programs in order to eradicate these diseases.

Roya has a degree in architecture but has worked in many different design fields, from graphic and object design to typography. Throughout all her work, she has been passionate about creating transformative experiences through design. Her commitment to creating positive social change and empowering young people to do the same was the inspiration and driving force behind the co-creation of High Resolves in 2005 and her deep involvement since. Over the last three years, she has also been the Executive Director of Videos for Change: a powerful platform that is amplifying the voice of young people who have creatively engaged with social issues and are catalysing positive change in the world.

I am passionate about High Resolves because…
I am passionate about contributing in some small way to the creation of a world with unity in diversity, and where justice and equality of opportunity is upheld and experienced by all. I am joyous and privileged to work towards this vision with the impressive and multi-talented team at High Resolves.

David Gordon is the founder of Lexicon Partners Pty Limited, a boutique advisory and investment firm. He is also a director and significant shareholder in RCG Corporation Limited and is a former chairman of Network TEN. Prior to founding Lexicon, David was an M&A Partner of Freehills law firm.

Tom Gorman was formerly the CEO of Brambles Limited, an ASX-listed supply chain solutions company operating in over 60 countries. Prior to joining Brambles, Tom spent 21 years working with Ford Motor Company in a number of senior positions in the US, Europe and Australia where he was President of Ford Australia from 2004 to 2008.

Alex is the Global Chief Financial Officer of Macquarie Group globally. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry across Australia, Asia, Europe and the United States. In August 2015, Alex was appointed Chairman of the Police Citizens Youth Clubs NSW Board.

Greg was formerly the CFO of Brambles, an ASX listed provider of supply chain solutions and information management through its two businesses CHEP and Recall. Previously, Greg was Group Managing Director and CEO of the Tenix Group, the CFO and interim CEO of AGL.

Nike served as Vice President, Programs with the California Community Foundation (CCF) where she was responsible for $25 million in annual grants in Los Angeles. She has two decades of experience with non-profit organizations and foundations. Nike holds a BA in Economics & Political Science from Yale University and was named among the “100 Most Inspirational Alumni” by the UCLA Anderson School of Management, where she earned an MBA.

Vernon is a Managing Director of Mosaic Capital Partners, a Canadian-based private investment firm. Through 22 years in the investment industry, Vernon helped build several companies from start-up to acquisition or public listing, seven of which achieved valuations in excess of $100 million. Vernon sits on the boards of several public and private companies.

Anthony is CEO of the Centre for Strategic Education. He is Chair of the Australian Council for Educational Research, Chair of the International Advisory Board for the National Institute for School Leadership in the USA, and advisor to Asia Society’s Global Cities Education Network. He was Inaugural Chair of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership.

Jack served as the Governor of Delaware from 2009-2017. Previously, he served ten years as Delaware’s State Treasurer. Prior to public service, Jack helped lead the wireless technology revolution at Nextel, where he served as Senior Vice President for Corporate Development. Other private sector employers included Comcast Corporation and McKinsey & Company.

Jack serves on the National Board of Directors of Jobs for America’s Graduates and as a trustee of the Annie E. Casey Foundation

Lisa was a Chief Executive in the Australian Public Service for over ten years including as Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Education and Training, being made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2011 for distinguished service to public sector leadership. Since 1999 Lisa has served as a non-Executive Director for a number of community organizations.

Bror leads the learning science efforts for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Previously he was Chief Learning Officer at Kaplan. A Rhodes Scholar, Bror received an M.A. in Mathematics from Oxford University, a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from M.I.T. and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.

Sue-Anne is a non-executive director whose experience over the past twelve years has been directed towards governance in the not-for-profit sector. She currently sits on a number of boards, particularly those focused on self-regulatory codes of conduct and social impact.

Eduardo is the co-founder of Grupo Ibmec Educacional S.A, one of the most prestigious post-secondary education institutions in Brazil, with annual revenues of $70 million. Ibmec was sold to DeVry in 2015. Eduardo was Ibmec’s CEO for 11 years. Prior to that he was Managing Director of Unext.com in Sao Paulo, one of the largest and leading e-learning companies.