Mara lives on Queensland’s Gold Coast and has an esteemed executive career that has spanned the non-profit, science/research, finance and consulting sectors. Mara is co-founder of both The Salmon Project, a climate solutions tech scale up advisory group, and The Conversation Brasil. She has been President and Chair of The Australian Conservation Foundation, CEO of Green Cross Australia, Director of Business Development at the CSIRO, Non-executive Director and Treasurer of Bush Heritage Australia, Senior Financial Analyst with Morgan Stanley’s US technology group and led Macquarie Bank’s Internet Equities research team. She serves on the boards of Australian Impact Investments, Australian Ethical Investments and environmental chamber music ensemble, The Bowerbird Collective. Mara is committed to climate transition and digital transformation for social, environmental and economic benefits, and to fostering innovative climate solutions that value nature and social inclusion.
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