Who we are

Abhilash Mudaliar has over 18 years of experience in the worlds of social impact and international development. He currently serves as Chief Impact Officer at the Paul Ramsay Foundation. In this role, he oversees teams focused on impact measurement and evaluation, impact investing, social enterprise and social innovation. Outside PRF, Abhilash is a non-executive Director on a number of Boards, including First Australians Capital, Give2Asia Australia, Shine for Kids and 100 Story Building.

Prior to PRF, he held a variety of analytic and leadership roles in impact investing, research & evaluation, social enterprise and management consulting organisations in India, Australia, the USA and Kenya. Abhilash’s international development work has primarily focused on India. He began his work in this space at Unitus, working closely with early-stage microfinance institutions to help them scale and commercialise. He then helped establish Elevar Equity in India, investing venture capital in social impact-focused enterprises. He also worked on a World Bank research study seeking to improve learning outcomes for students in government schools across the country.

Abhilash has Honours degrees in Commerce and Arts from the University of Melbourne and an MPA in International Development from Harvard University. In his spare time, he enjoys writing fiction and playing a variety of sports (though he is generally better at watching than playing).

Anna is a Principal at First Tier Media and an experienced philanthropy, fundraising and communications executive whose most recent position was Head of Impact at the Australian Communities Foundation.

She is on the Funding Committee of Scanlon Foundation and on the board of Refugee Advice and Case Service (RACS) and chairs the RACS Fundraising Committee.

Anna is a founding board member of Inclusive Development International and is on the committee of Australian International Development Network. Previously, she was Foundation Manager of Planet Wheeler Foundation, and Foundation Manager at Lonely Planet Foundation.

Anna is a founding member of Refugee Leadership Alliance, designed to increase links, funds and opportunities for refugee leaders in our region. She is a pro-bono technical advisor to Asia Pacific Network of Refugees, and has a particular focus on working to promote meaningful refugee leadership.

She has an arts degree from Melbourne University and a Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing from RMIT.

Anubha Rawat has over 20 years of experience working in the international development sector. She has worked in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, specialising in women’s health and MNCH (maternal, newborn and child health).

Anubha is the Projects Director at the DAK Foundation, a private foundation focused on sub-saharan Africa and Asia in three areas – women’s health programmes, focussed on birth injury repair and family planning, restorative eyesight surgery and the distribution of medical equipment with a special focus on oxygen systems. Anubha also sits on the Board of Advisors for the Gould Family Foundation. She holds a Masters in Child Development from Delhi University and a Graduate Diploma in International Studies from the University of Sydney. She is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Cathy has wide experience as a fundraiser and philanthropy specialist in the Not for Profit sector, primarily in international development and was previously on the board of Australian Doctors International. Until January 2020 she was Head of Fundraising at Good Return, building a corporate, philanthropic and impact investing support base and was a keynote speaker at Saleforce’s global Dreamforce conference in 2019.

After leaving Good Return Cathy set about trying to gain a broader understanding of the different perspectives within international philanthropy in Australia, by working with the both NonProfit Alliance and AIDN. She is enthusiastic about the opportunity to build a cross sector organisation, which creates a bridge between stakeholders through improved trust, information and knowledge. She is currently National Philanthropy Manager at Australian Wildlife Conservancy.

Claire is an internationally experienced CEO and director in the for-purpose and impact sectors with a deep commitment to delivering positive social and environmental outcomes. She served as CEO and Director of the Leapfrog Group in the UK from 2017 to 2020.

Prior to going to England, Claire worked at the Great Barrier Reef Foundation as the Foundation’s General Manager and then as CEO and Managing Director.

Earlier, she spent eight years with Rio Tinto in global strategy and process improvement roles and began her career in finance with BP, in New Zealand, Australia, the UK and Europe.