Susan Oliver
Chair at Alice Anderson Fund
Susan Oliver AM is a distinguished leader in the fields of technology, strategy, and governance. She is currently a Non-Executive Board Member at Monash Investment Holdings and serves as the Chair of the Alice Anderson Fund, a Victorian Government initiative supporting women-led start-ups. Susan co-founded CuMesh, a tech company advancing digital asset management, and has been a pivotal figure in the governance of global companies such as Transurban Group and Coffey International. Her career spans roles in technology consulting and futures strategy, including leading the Australian Government's Commission for the Future. Passionate about technology's potential for social value, she is a director at ReNu Energy and co-founded Scale Investors to empower women in tech entrepreneurship. Susan's contributions have been recognized with honors such as the Order of Australia for services to business and women. She holds a Bachelor of Property and Construction from the University of Melbourne and has furthered her expertise at Templeton College, Oxford.
In their own words
From Susan Oliver discusses what investors look for in a founder · The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview SeriesThere's so many problems in the world that there's no end of need for solutions. So let's get going and innovate.
Career
- Now Chair · Alice Anderson Fund
- 2010–2020 Founder & Chair · Scale Investors
Sources: startupdaily.net
Key moments
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- 0:29 Meet Susan Oliver
- 0:31 Overview of Scale Investors
- 1:18 Overview of the Alice Anderson Fund
- 2:20 Importance of Investing in Women Entrepreneurs
- 3:27 Diversity in Investment Panels
- 4:08 Understanding and Empathy in Investment
- 5:01 Relationship with Launch Victoria
- 5:37 Journey into Investing
- 6:46 The Start of Scale in Australia
- 8:03 Landscape of the Startup Ecosystem in 2013
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