OUR Board

Anthony, a Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay man, was appointed by the Aboriginal Investment NT Board as an independent member.  

Anthony is a Partner of Ashby and Co Chartered Accountants – a tailored accounting service specialising in accounting, audit, taxation, and business consulting, which he founded in 2004. He is a Chartered Accountant and Registered Company Auditor, holding a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales and a Certificate of Public Practice from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. 

Anthony’s key directorships include the current Chair of Aboriginal Hostels Limited (AHL), a former Deputy Chair of Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) and a former director of the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC). Mr Ashby has chaired various finance and audit committees of multiple entities. 

Bradley, an emerging Anindilyakwa leader, was appointed to the Aboriginal Investment NT Board by the Anindilyakwa Land Council (ALC).   

Bradley was elected as Umbakumba Community Representative to the ALC in 2021.  

Bradley serves as the Chair of the Anindilyakwa Advancement Aboriginal Corporation, the majority shareholder in the Traditional Owner controlled Winchelsea Mine on Groote Eylandt, He is also a director of Groote Holdings Aboriginal Corporation, which is responsible for developing major infrastructure, assets and services for the social and economic benefit of all Traditional Owners of the Groote Archipelago.  

Bradley is also a well-known artist and musician through his involvement with local band, Mambali. 

Joy, a Malak Malak Traditional Owner, is an Executive Member of the Northern Land Council (NLC) and was appointed to the Aboriginal Investment NT Board by the NLC.  

Joy runs her own business, Joybell’s Consultancy Services, which focuses on the history of the NT, Land Rights, archives and libraries. She has also served as the Chairperson for NT NADIOC, and a Board Member for both the Tiwi Bombers and Darwin Buffalo Football Clubs. 

Joy has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Aboriginal Community Management and Development from Curtin University in Western Australia and holds a Certificate IV in Mentoring Diverse Groups.  

Karina belongs to the Takaringuwi (Mullet) skin group and is the Munupi Trustee of the Tiwi Land Council (TLC), having been appointed to the Aboriginal Investment NT Board by the TLC.  

Karina is a community-based researcher with the Menzies School of Health Research, contributing to research on the Pirlangimpi Community. She is also the Co-Chair of the Tiwi Island Training and Employment Board (TITEB) and a Director of Northern Building Consultants.  

Karina holds a Diploma in Government from the Australian Government Indigenous Apprenticeships Program, and is passionate about education and training, as well as the establishment and preservation of jobs for the Tiwi people on the Islands. 

Jimmy is a Warumungu/Arrernte man and has ties to Tennant Creek.  Jimmy is a serving member of Central Land Council’s (CLC) Full Council, and was appointed to the Aboriginal Investment NT Board by the CLC.  

Jimmy was previously a serving Director of the Patta Aboriginal Corporation and is a cultural advisor and artist specialising in carving spears, shields, boomerangs and coolamons. He is a member of Tennant Creek Brio, an artist collective which exhibited at the 22nd Biennale of Sydney. He has also been entrusted by local elders to co-ordinate and showcase Warumungu cultural dance locally, nationally and internationally. 

Jimmy is passionate about empowering Aboriginal people to achieve economic prosperity while still maintaining connection to country, culture, ceremony and kinship.  

Peeyush was appointed by the Aboriginal Investment NT Board as an independent member.  

He is the co-founder and inaugural CEO of IPAC Securities, a pre-eminent Wealth management firm spanning financial advice and institutional portfolio management.  

Peeyush has a Master of Business Administration (Finance) degree from the Australian Graduate School of Management, and is also an alumnus of Harvard and the London Business School. He was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in January 2019 for significant service to business and the community through governance and philanthropic roles. 

Peeyush has served on listed and unlisted boards across various industries, including Financial Services (including National Australia Bank), Media (including the Special Broadcasting Service or SBS), Insurance, Government, Accounting and Technology and as a Trustee of super funds as Board Chair and Director.  

Suzi was appointed to the Aboriginal Investment NT Board by the Commonwealth Government.

She is the State General Manager for Commercial Banking at Westpac and recently relocated to Western Australia for the role. Prior to this appointment, she was the Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Westpac Group and spent a further 12 years in various other roles across the Group, including Head of Indigenous Banking and National Head of Indigenous Business. 

Throughout her career, she completed an Executive Leadership Diploma at Columbia NYC and Women in Leadership diploma at AGSM. More recently, she also completed her MBA at UNSW, specialising in Social Impact.

Suzi established the Indigenous Employment Program within Westpac, an achievement which saw her recognised as Westpac’s Woman of Influence in 2012. Suzi continues to be a Women in Leadership ambassador, mentoring both within Westpac and external to the group and received a Westpac Bicentennial Service Honour award for services to Indigenous Australians.

Graham is a Limilngan-Wulna, a Wairi Elder from the Wairuk Community. Graham is a member of the Northern Land Council (NLC) and was appointed to the Aboriginal Investment NT Board by the NLC.  

Graham was previously a Ranger at Djukbinj National Park and has also held the role of Aboriginal Facilitator Officer for NT Parks and Wildlife. In 2008 he started his own successful business, Pudakul Aboriginal Cultural Tours, designed to introduce guests to traditional culture.  Graham has been involved with the Kakadu Board of Management since 2017 and is a current Board Member. 

He is one of the senior people of his clan group and speaker of all the sacred sites and significant places. 

Justin was appointed to the Aboriginal Investment NT Board by the Commonwealth Government. 

Justin is Managing Director of Glow Capital Partners – a growth focused private equity investment firm, which he co founded in 2021.He has previously been a Managing Partner of Quadrant Private Equity and Managing Director and CEO of Alesco Corporation Limited– an ASX 200 listed company (now part of Dulux Corporation).  

Justin has a Bachelor or Economics and Laws from the University of Sydney and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. 

He has previously been on the boards of the Benevolent Society and the National Institute of Dramatic Art. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia.

Brian is a Warankuwu (Pandanus) man from the Tiwi Islands and is one of eight elected Trustees for the Tiwi Land Council and Chairperson for the Tiwi Land Trust. Brian is a member of the Tiwi Land Council (TLC) and was appointed to the Aboriginal Investment NT Board by the TLC. 

He has a deep passion for education, demonstrated by his eight years of service as Chair of the Tiwi Education Board (TEB). The TEB Board is the main policy-making body for both primary and secondary education on the Tiwi Islands, and represents the collective voice of Tiwi Landowners.

Brian is the Chairperson of the Tiwi Island Cultural Committee and a voluntary Board Member of the Tiwi Bombers Football Club.

He would like to see his people achieve economic development and sustainable employment in remote communities.

Scott is an Anindilyakwa leader living on Groote Eylandt. He is an Executive Member of the ALC, and was appointed to the Aboriginal Investment NT Board by the ALC. 

Scott is a Director of the Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island Primary College Aboriginal Corporation (GEBIPCAC), a member of the Local Advisory Committee supporting the newly established Groote Archipelago Regional Council, and has recently been nominated as a director for the Aboriginal Sea Company. Scott is an accredited coxswain and has attained his Master 5. 

Scott is a passionate advocate for Aboriginal-led economic development in the NT.