Andrew Sisson AO commenced as a member of Council on 1 January 2020.
Andrew Sisson has over 40 years investment management experience and in 1988 founded Balanced Equity Management to manage portfolios of Australian shares. In 2011, Balanced Equity Management was acquired by Franklin Resources Inc, a funds management company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Prior to establishing Balanced Equity Management, Andrew worked at National Mutual Life Association as a Portfolio Manager, progressing through various roles. Andrew also completed a secondment to the UK merchant bank Samuel Montagu as a Corporate Finance Manager.
Andrew holds a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics & Statistics) from The University of Melbourne and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD).
Andrew is a Director of Opera Australia, a Trustee of the Helen McPherson Smith Trust and a member of the Grattan Institute Investment Committee, the National Gallery of Victoria Investment Committee and the Athenaeum Club Investment Committee. Andrew has been a Trustee of the National Gallery of Victoria, a Director of Save the Children Australia and a member of the Takeovers Panel.