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Capital-Culture and evening fireside chat with Simon Mordant AO
About this event
Simon is a successful Sydney investment banker and M&A advisor who’s gone on to be one of the leading patrons of contemporary Art in Australia. He’s lived in Italy for the last five years where he’s been knighted and teaches International diplomacy at one of the top universities in Milan. Simon Mordant was awarded an AO and is one of Australia's most remarkable leaders operating at the intersection of finance, philanthropy and the contemporary arts.
Simon has been one of Australia's pre-eminent corporate advisers since 1984, specialising in M&A and capital markets strategy. He co-founded Caliburn Partnership (sold to Greenhill & Co.) and is Vice Chairman and co-founder of Luminis Partners. Simultaneously, Simon has spent decades at the forefront of Australia's cultural life. He served as Chairman of the MCA Australia for 10 years, led a $53 million capital campaign for its redevelopment, and is now its Inaugural International Ambassador.
Simon sits on the councils of MoMA PS1 New York, the Tate International Council, and represented Australia at the Venice Biennale in 2013 and 2015. Simon Mordant AO is vice Chairman Luminis Partners and Enterprise Professor of the University of Melbourne