Governance

Howard was awarded a university medal in Economics at the Australian National University. He worked at the Australian Treasury, an investment bank and was a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for International and Public Law at the Australian National University. He co-founded and was a Director of Australian Ethical Investment for 20 years until 2011. Howard was also a Director of 2 other ASX listed companies.

Brynn is our Co-Chief Executive Officer. Since 2017 she has led ACCR’s transformation into a globally recognised force for investor action on climate, building a team that blends multidisciplinary expertise to drive systemic change. A lawyer and strategist, her work connects a sharp understanding of market power with a commitment to justice and intergenerational equity. Before joining ACCR, Brynn worked in legal practice and as an advisor on business and human rights. Brynn has degrees in law and science and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

John was awarded a University Medal in Mathematics from ANU, has an MA in Biblical Studies and a PhD in Social Enterprise and development. He spent 17 years in the finance industry before joining overseas aid and development NGO, TEAR Australia, in 2005, managing first their NSW and then the Australian operations. John currently manages a charitable foundation and is involved with numerous NGOs, with both an environmental and anti-poverty focus.

Armina (Arms) is co-founder and Portfolio Manager of award-winning AI-powered equities fund Minotaur Capital. Before that, she was Portfolio Manager at Grok Ventures, the private investment firm of Mike Cannon-Brookes, one of the co-founders of software company Atlassian. She managed the global equities and derivatives portfolio and also analysed fixed income, infrastructure and private investments. Prior to Grok, she spent eight years at JPMorgan in the Equities Research Team covering Emerging Companies. Having grown up in Housing Commission in Western Sydney, Arms has always been a great advocate for diversity. At J.P. Morgan she was on the Women's Committee, the PRIDE Committee and the Diversity Council. At Grok, she founded The FOLD, a networking group for women in investment roles at family offices.

Julie Bignell is currently a Director of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, and Womens’ Health Victoria. She was formerly Deputy Chair of Care Super and Director of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors.
Previous Directorships include Austin Health, North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation, and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland. Julie's an experienced committee chair and she's chaired committees on finance and risk, corporate governance, member and community engagement and people issues. She has provided expert witness evidence on a number of class actions relating to director fiduciary responsibilities.
Julie holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics & Japanese) and a Graduate Diploma of IR/HRM. She is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia, and graduate of the AICD Company Directors Course.

Sophie is our Chief Scientist leading our engagement and outreach with investors. She also serves on our Research Committee. Prior to joining the team, Sophie was the ACT Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment. Sophie has published over 50 research articles on climate change and variability during her roles at the University of New South Wales, the University of Melbourne and the Australian National University. Sophie was awarded a prestigious Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship. From 2018, she served as a lead author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) 6th Assessment Report. She was named ACT Scientist of the Year in 2019.

From 1971 to 2004 Graeme worked at the CSIRO. Prior to his departure he was Director of the Division of Atmospheric Research. Graeme Pearman has published over 200 scientific journal papers primarily on aspects of the global carbon budget. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, the Royal Society of Victoria, the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Oceanographic and Meteorological Society. He was awarded the CSIRO Medal (1988), a United Nations' Environment Program Global 500 Award (1989), Australian Medal of the Order of Australia (1999) and a Federation Medal (2003).

Julian is a partner at Energy Transition Advisers and globally recognised in the field of climate risk, clean energy investing, responsible investment, and sustainability.
Julian is currently responsible for investor outreach for the Inevitable Policy Response (IPR) programme, a leading consortium that has become an international forecasting standard for the low carbon transition.
He has over 35 years business experience with over 25 of these in senior executive positions. His consulting career began at KPMG in business strategy and transition consulting covering sectors such as oil and gas, and finance. He moved into general management including being CEO of two data management companies. He has worked in the climate risk area since 2006 including 10 years as CEO of AODP, the investment disclosure framework referenced and incorporated into the TCFD framework.

William is a Portfolio Manager and Investment Steward within Schroders’ Australian Equities team. He also serves as a Board Member of the UNSW Alumni Advisory Board. William was a lecturer and co-author of Sustainable and Responsible Investing at the University of New South Wales. In recognition of his work in sustainable and responsible investing, he received the 2021 Aspen Institute Ideas Worth Teaching Award. William began his investment career in 2007 and has held portfolio management roles at Perennial Value Management and Melior Investment Management, where he managed a range of sustainability-focused strategies.

Howard was awarded a university medal in Economics at the Australian National University. He worked at the Australian Treasury, an investment bank and was a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for International and Public Law at the Australian National University. He co-founded and was a Director of Australian Ethical Investment for 20 years until 2011. Howard was also a Director of 2 other ASX listed companies.