Charles (Charlie) is a Business Transformation Specialist, Corpus Client Partner and Change-Maker.

Throughout his career, Charlie has been described as “expansive in thought, focused in action" – his unique value lies in his skill to analyse detailed data and see the bigger picture, and translate those finding into target-driven solutions. He is unwavering in his ability to set clear business priorities and operationalise change.

An Ex-McKinsey consultant, former VC/PE Operating Partner and a Management Academic. Charlie has more than 15 years of experience in helping organisations and individuals achieve step-change growth. His experience with clients spans a range of industries including Healthcare, Transport and Logistics, Private Equity, and Venture Capital.

Charlie has a deep understanding of working in the intersection of business transformation, growth strategy and innovation management. He has a particular professional interest in Business Model Innovation, Growth Transformation, Venturing and working with new businesses. His unique blend of time spent working with corporates, start-ups and investors, in VC/PE and as a Lead Syndicate Investor, means he brings an ‘owner mindset’ to every client project.

Charlie has published work and presented at leading global conferences on Innovation Management, and has designed and delivered Postgraduate and Executive Education to several thousand high-performers from all 5 continents. He has a passion for developing bespoke training programs for corporates and PE funds.

His ability to overcome hurdles is not only limited to the corporate environment - Charlie competed in the finals of the World Masters Athletics Championships in the 400m hurdles, placing sixth. He lives with his partner in Sydney.