Senior Advisor to SDG Impact at the UNDP
Ambassador, Global Steering Group for Impact Investment

Impact Investing Australia

Rosemary is a go to leader for driving innovation and investment for greater impact and sustainability and breakthrough solutions to complex social issues, market transformation and investment moving capital to the SDGs, Rosemary has advised SDG Impact at UNDP, the OECD Social Impact Investing Initiative and World Economic Forum Ideas to Practice and collaborated with Oxford University and Harvard Kennedy School. Her current portfolio includes Ambassador of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, Chair Sweef Capital Board of Advisors, Director Indigenous Business Australia, Chair Climate Ready Initiative and Member of a World Banking Group Steering Committee on innovative finance.

Rosemary’s track record spans a global legal career including as an equity partner of Allens-Linklaters, Social Innovation Strategist for the Australian Government, G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce, Founding Chair Impact Investing Australia (Market Builder of the Year 2018 & 2020). She was recognised for lifetime contributions to impact (2020), Member of the Order of Australia (2020), among top thought leaders by Women in Finance (2017), Australia’s 100 Women of Influence (2015) and ranked among the world’s leading lawyers (2002-3).

Her publications include: The Impact Principle, Scaling Impact, Blueprint for an impact wholesaler, The role of Governments & Policy in Social Finance and a handbook for catalytic national impact leadership.