Our Team

Meet the people behind our investment portfolios

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.

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.
Alan Kohler
Editor-in-Chief

Alan Kohler 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.
Ron Hodge
Managing Director

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

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

Meet our investment management team

The individual security selection, weightings and asset allocations of our investment portfolios are managed by:

Evan Lucas
Chief Market Strategist

M.Fin Dip. FS (FP)

Evan Lucas M.Fin Dip. FS (FP) Chief Market Strategist
Evan has been investing and researching global markets for over a decade. After getting his Masters in Finance from Flinders University, Evan headed to Amsterdam with ABN Amro before moving to the Royal Bank of Scotland. He returned to Australia with RBSMorgans where he developed his top down approach.
Nathan Bell
Senior Portfolio Manager

CFA B.Econ Grad Dip Fin

Nathan Bell CFA B.Econ Grad Dip Fin Senior Portfolio Manager
Nathan has over 20 years' investment experience, which includes previous roles at Deutsche Bank and Peters Macgregor. Nathan contributes regularly to the financial press and regularly appears on Sky Business. He graduated from Flinders University with a Bachelor of Economics and subsequently completed a Graduate Diploma of Applied Investment and Management. Nathan is a CFA Charterholder.
Alex Hughes
Portfolio Manager

CFA B.Com Fin Int Bus

Alex Hughes CFA B.Com Fin Int Bus Portfolio Manager
Alex joined the team in July 2016 to provide dedicated research on small capitalisation companies (small caps). Alex has over 8 years successfully managing private portfolios, and prior to joining the team, held various roles in funds management and international research. Alex is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder and holds a degree in Finance and International Business from Griffith University.