The Foundation Board

Aaron is an M&A Advisory Partner at Deloitte, where he joined in 2017 after 19 years of Investment Banking at Macquarie and UBS. Aaron leads Private Equity nationally for Deloitte. Aaron has led many equity capital markets and mergers & acquisitions transactions across a wide range of industries during his career in Australia and the US. 

Aaron joined the Barker College Council in 2024 and is the current Chair of the Barker Foundation. He graduated from Barker in 1992, is married to Angie and has two sons who have attended Barker.

Cellina has over 18 years’ experience in financial services and accounting. She is currently the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of FSA Group Limited, responsible for all group financial and accounting matters, business strategy and corporate governance.

Cellina is married to Peng and currently has one son and one daughter at Barker College. She joined the Barker Foundation board in 2019.

Emma is a strategy and operations consultant in the commercial property sector specialising in flexible workspace. Over the past 25 years she has worked across the not-for-profit and social impact sectors holding senior marketing, communication and fundraising roles, including at Opportunity International, Mission Australia and HammondCare. She continues to contribute to this sector through coaching and in an advisory capacity including advisor to the Board of Te-Kworo Foundation.

Emma is a Barker Old Girl, graduating in 1986. She joined the Foundation Board late 2023.

Matt returned to Sydney after 17 years in New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Seattle. He held executive leadership roles at Havas and McCann Erickson New York. He was a General Manager and Partner at Microsoft’s HQ in Redmond overseeing marketing for the Windows,  Office, and Microsoft 365 brand portfolios. He has recently co-founded Worldly Group to drive brand, product, and marketing innovation.

Matt joined the Foundation Board in 2021. He graduated from Barker in 1991, and he and his wife Lisa have their son at Barker.

Marie-Clare, Partner at Sparke Helmore Lawyers, has extensive experience in health, medical negligence and personal injury litigation. She has practised in Australia and the United Kingdom in senior in-house roles and is a former clinical nurse specialist in intensive care. Her areas of expertise include medical negligence proceedings, coronial inquests, disciplinary and regulatory matters, including AHPRA and National Board Investigations, impaired practitioner hearings, Medicare audits and reviews, privacy complaints and hospital inquiries and investigations.

Marie-Clare is passionate about mental health and wellbeing for clients, employees and the community. In 2018 she was appointed to the Board of The Banksia Project and in 2020 the Board of Waves of Wellness. Both are charities which focus on mental wellness.

She has lectured at The University of Oxford, UK, The University of Sydney and The University of Technology, Sydney.  Marie-Clare graduated from Barker in 1996 and joined the Foundation Board in 2023.

Georgie is a corporate leader with over 20 years of experience driving innovation across major organisations, including Woolworths, Caltex, and Lendlease. Currently heading up a corporate startup within Lendlease, she leverages data to deliver transformative real estate insights. A passionate advocate for social impact, Georgie is dedicated to helping vulnerable communities, with a particular focus on supporting local refugees and Indigenous children within Australia.

With a strong foundation in customer experience and a deep commitment to human-centred design, she studied for a short time at Stanford University to refine her approach to solving complex challenges. Georgie holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Southampton, UK, and is an active member of the Barker School community, where she has been involved for the past five years. Outside of her professional life, she is a proud mother of two boys who currently attend Barker School.

Her leadership philosophy combines innovation, empathy, and a relentless focus on creating positive change, both in the business world and in society at large. Georgie joined the Foundation Board in 2024.

Li Ma is a Finance Director at Trafigura, a leading global commodity trading company. In this position, he leads the China team’s efforts in strategic development, investment, and capital markets. In addition to his corporate role, he is also a co-founder of LTS Auto, a vehicles distributor in Australia.

Li has over 20 years of experience in finance and investment. He began his career at Standard Chartered Bank and later joined UBS China as a Director in the Fixed Income Department. Before joining Trafigura, he was a Managing Partner at Bridging Capital.

Li lives in Sydney with his wife, Alexia, and their son, who is currently at Barker College.

Roger Montgomery is the founder, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Montgomery Investment Management. He is also a former analyst and public company Chairman, having listed a previous company on the Australian Stock Exchange and having worked with Merrill Lynch, Ord Minnett Jardine Fleming and BT Australia. Roger has more than 25 years experience in investment markets and business development.

Roger is also a best-selling non-fiction author publishing Value.able in 2010. Roger is an awarded presenter and writes regularly for The Australian. He is married to his partner Kerry and has had two sons at Barker.

Meline has over 10 years’ experience in investment banking and accounting. Focused on debt capital advisory, she has extensive experience advising on M&A financings, corporate restructurings and refinancings. Following a six year period at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Meline is currently a Vice President at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC), responsible for growing the debt capital markets business in Australia.

Meline holds a Bachelor of Business, graduating with the University Medal from the University of Technology, Sydney and First Class Honours in Finance from the University of Sydney. Meline is the co-founder of Ani, a not-for-profit technology-based English learning program, and has recently been appointed as an Executive Member of the Business Advisory Committee of The Butterfly Foundation. Meline is also a proud Barker Old Girl, graduating in 2005.