Our People

Lisa Kingman OAM

CEO

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Lisa Kingman OAM

CEO

Lisa Kingman has 30 years in the community and corporate sector as one of Australia’s most respected independent advisors.  Awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2021, and recognised in 2018 as one of Australia’s 100 Women of Influence (Financial Review) for her community work, Lisa has been at the coal face of social change with charities and businesses for decades. She’s led over 40 corporations and hundreds of charities into mutually beneficial relationships at an estimated value of $40 million. She is a recipient of a Paul Newman Foundation innovation Award for her work as co-founder of EdConnect Australia.  Lisa is also a founding member of Housing All Australians and has served on a number of social purpose boards including Chair, Courthouse Youth Arts and member of BHP Billiton Community Trust.   Lisa’s contribution to Indigenous organisations, education, health, social justice and the arts sector can be seen in all corners of Australia.  When Lisa is not championing social change she is dabbling in her Geelong studio as a frustrated artist, or out on the bay having a fish.

Anna McCann

Chief Operating Officer

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Anna McCann

Chief Operating Officer

Tanarra Philanthropic Advisors are excited to welcome Anna McCann to the team in 2022.  Anna’s early career as a lawyer led to her role as Head of Pro Bono and Community at Baker & McKenzie. Anna has a strong sense of social purpose with particular interest in helping the not-for-profit sector to be more efficient and effective. Anna served on the Board of Smiling Mind for four years and more recently, as Chief Operating Officer of The Reach Foundation. Anna is an accomplished academic and holds a Law degree, a Science degree, and an MBA.

John Wylie AC

Founder and Chair

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John Wylie AC

Founder and Chair

John is Principal of alternative asset investment firm Tanarra Group. He was previously CEO of the Australian business of global financial services firm Lazard. He co-founded advisory and investment firm Carnegie Wylie & Company in 2000 which was acquired by Lazard in 2007. Previous business roles include Chair and CEO of investment bank Credit Suisse First Boston in Australia. In these roles, John advised companies and governments globally for over 30 years. John has served as Chair of Sport Australia, Chair of the Melbourne Cricket Ground Trust and President of the Library Board of Victoria. He is a Trustee Emeritus of the Rhodes Scholarship Trust at Oxford University, having previously served as a Trustee. John supports a wide range of not-for-profit community activities through The John and Myriam Wylie Foundation. He holds a Master of Philosophy degree from Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and a Bachelor of Commerce with First Class Honours from the University of Queensland.

Myriam Boisbouvier-Wylie

Advisory Board Member

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Myriam Boisbouvier-Wylie

Advisory Board Member

Myriam is the Honorary Consul General of France in Melbourne, a position she has held since 2011. Myriam has a strong interest in education. She is a board director of Schools Plus Australia and Ambassador for EdConnect Australia. Myriam is the Founding President of the Bastille Day French Festival of Melbourne and a member of the Advisory Board of the French Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. With her husband, she established The John and Myriam Wylie Foundation. Myriam holds a degree in Business Law from the Panthéon-Sorbonne University in Paris and a MBA from Tulane University, New Orleans, and is an Officier de la Légion d’Honneur.

Roger Harley

Advisory Board Member

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Roger Harley

Advisory Board Member

Roger is a founder and principal of independent corporate advisory firm, Fawkner Capital. He has over 30 years’ experience as a corporate advisor across equity raisings, M&A, venture capital and corporate growth strategies. Roger worked for 11 years at Deutsche Bank, with responsibilities extending to Director of Corporate Finance and Equity Capital Markets. He has served as a Director of a range of companies including Medibank Private, as well as various Commonwealth Government entities including Innovation Australia. Roger has been a Senior Adviser at Tanarra Capital since 2015. He is also a Director of The John and Myriam Wylie Foundation.

Tanarra Global Team

Project Advisors

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Tanarra Global Team

Project Advisors

Tanarra Philanthropic Advisors harnesses the capability and experience of the global Tanarra Group.

Tanarra is a growing alternative asset investment firm that invests in a wide range of early-stage ventures, private and public companies in Australia and around the world.

Volunteer Professionals

Friends of Tanarra helping out

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Volunteer Professionals

Friends of Tanarra helping out

The Tanarra team can only do so much on its own. An ongoing demand from
charities for quality independent probono expertise continues. To address this
we took our concept and track record to our professional networks and asked
for volunteer support from friends and retired partners of large firms. The
response has been nothing short of inspiring. We are particularly grateful for
the leadership shown by Alison Kitchen at KPMG and Tom Seymour at PwC.

Thank you to our Volunteer Professionals:

  • Nick Wormald
  • Matthew Churkovitch
  • Peter Le Huray
  • Ben Wheaton