Our Team

Our investment committee

The primary role of our Committee is to oversee the general management of our investment products - including the development of new products and ongoing monitoring of the Company's investments and its strategies.

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  Paul Clitheroe, AM

  Chairman

  AM, B.A. (UNSW), SNF Fin, CFP

  Paul Clitheroe, AM AM, B.A. (UNSW), SNF Fin, CFP Chairman

  Paul has 37 years of investment experience and is regarded one of Australia's leading "money" experts. From 1993 to 2002, Paul hosted the popular Channel 9 program Money and now currently writes for newspapers across Australia, is a frequent guest expert on Australia's major television networks and radio.

  Paul is Chairman of The Australian Government Financial Literacy Board and Money Magazine. He also holds the Chair of Financial Literacy at Macquarie University.

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  Effie Zahos

  Independent Director

  Effie Zahos Independent Director

  Effie is one of Australia’s leading personal finance commentators with more than two decades of experience helping Australians make the most of their money. A regular money expert on Channel 9’s Today Show and on radio around Australia, Effie is also the author of The Great $20 Adventure and A Real Girl’s Guide to Money.

  Effie was editor of Money magazine until 2019, having helped establish it in 1999 and is now Editor-at-Large of Canstar. Passionate about financial literacy, Effie sits on the board of directors for Ecstra, a not-for-profit organisation committed to building the financial capability of all Australians.

  Effie holds a Bachelor of Economics Degree from the University of Queensland. She is the proud mother of two children who are beginning to build on their own financial freedom.

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  Alan Kohler, AM

  Editor-in-Chief

  Alan Kohler, AM Editor-in-Chief

  Alan has been covering business and markets as a financial journalist for 48 years, including two stints as the Financial Review’s Chanticleer columnist and periods as editor of The Age and the AFR. He also started Eureka Report in 2005 and Business Spectator in 2007.

  As well as being Editor-in-Chief of InvestSMART Group, Alan is currently finance presenter on ABC News, Business Editor at Large of The Australian, presenter of the Talking Business channel on Qantas radio and an adjunct professor in the business faculty at Victoria University.

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  Ron Hodge

  Managing Director

  B.Com, B.Econ, MSc. Info Tech, GAICD, SF FIN

  Ron Hodge B.Com, B.Econ, MSc. Info Tech, GAICD, SF FIN Managing Director

  Ron has worked in financial services for over 25 years, including UBS in Singapore and Bell Commodities in Sydney and founded InvestSMART in 1999. Ron holds a Masters degree in Computer Science, Bachelor Degrees in Commerce and Economics, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investments and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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  Catherine Teo

  General Counsel

  B.Com, LLB (UNSW)

  Catherine Teo B.Com, LLB (UNSW) General Counsel

  With over 10 years’ experience working as a corporate lawyer in both Sydney and New York City, Catherine is experienced in advising corporations on legal and governance matters. Catherine holds a Bachelor of Commerce (majoring in Finance) and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of NSW.

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  Alastair Davidson

  Head of Funds Management

  B Ec (Hons), CA

  Alastair Davidson B Ec (Hons), CA Head of Funds Management

  Alastair has held executive positions in the banking and financial services industry for over 27 years in the UK, USA and Australia. Prior to joining InvestSMART in 2014, he held Director positions with Aurora Funds Limited, Challenger and Salomon Smith Barney. Alastair has an Honours degree in Economics from the University of St Andrews and is currently the Treasurer of the Centenary Institute of Medical Research, Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Centenary Institute Endowment Fund and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland.