Appointment Strengthens the Firm’s Industry and Technological Perspectives
SYDNEY, 1 JULY 2024
Veteran start-up executive and AI adoption expert Dr. Michael “Mike” Kollo has joined as Strategic Advisor to the Impact Alpha Partners Board of Directors. Mike’s appointment boosts the firm’s capability to navigate the industry and technology landscape.
Impact Alpha Partners (IAP) was founded with the mission to partner with investors and help drive impact and alpha in investment outcomes.
Mike is an internationally recognised thought leader and commentator on artificial intelligence and its adoption within financial institutions. A highly experienced FinTech and investment executive, Mike is a multiple-time Founder or Director at various FinTech startups (Evolved.AI, Clanz, Qurious Analytics and Faethm.AI). Mike’s extensive investment industry experience also includes serving as a Non-Executive Director at Clime Asset Management, as an executive at industry super fund HESTA and as a quantitative researcher and portfolio manager at BlackRock, Fidelity, Renaissance Asset Management and AXA Rosenberg.
Mike Kollo said: “Impact investing is crucial for achieving our global climate goals. By directing capital towards sustainable initiatives, we can drive innovation and create solutions that address the most pressing environmental and social challenges. Additionally, setting up a company that is ready to scale through the pragmatic application of AI is essential. AI not only enhances operational efficiency but also enables us to make data-driven decisions that amplify our impact. I am excited to join Impact Alpha Partners and contribute to their mission of fostering impactful and profitable investments.”
IAP Managing Director Andrew Huang said: “We are privileged to have an advisor of Mike’s uniquely broad subject matter expertise and industry experience to support our future activities and growth.”
Further enquiries:
Andrew Huang
M: +61 432 388 964
E: ahuang@impactalphapartners.com.au
About Impact Alpha Partners
Our mission is to accelerate the transition to a more resilient world, by consistently delivering better impact and alpha portfolio outcomes for investors. We re-engineer and build improved climate-aware investment solutions by bringing together the benefits of world-class strategic partnerships integrated into singular portfolio solutions. Based in Sydney & Melbourne, we are a committed and intellectually diverse team of investment thought-leaders and innovators with almost 100 years of collective experience between us.
