Our Leaders

Dr Josh Funder is the CEO and Managing Director of Household Capital, which he founded in 2016. His distinguished career in finance and venture capital includes over a decade as a partner at GBS, Australia’s largest venture funds management firm, along with roles at the Boston Consulting Group in San Francisco and Infinity Inc in Boston. 

Josh has a proven track record in investment, serving as chairman and director for successful companies like Peplin (ASX: PLI) and Spinifex Inc, [Read more]

Paul joined Household Capital in 2017 and is the firm’s Chief Operating Officer. He previously held the position of Chief Distribution Officer. In his role, Paul is responsible for Sales, Marketing and Operations, including the development of new channels and the platform to grow the business.

Paul is an experienced financial services professional, having held roles with leading wealth platforms and technology businesses. He has spent over a decade developing innovative products and services for the retirement and pension segment in Australia and was part of the team that brought AXA’s North platform to market.  [Read more]

David joined Household Capital in 2017 originally responsible for Household’s credit and funding operations.  More recently David has served as the company’s Chief Risk Officer leading the firm’s capital and actuarial operations, including the structuring and ratings of the company’s loan various funding facilities.

Prior to joining Household Capital, David was the Chief Executive Officer of Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd a NYSE listed company [NYSE: ENH]. He joined Endurance Specialty in 2001 and served in a number of roles including Chief Risk Officer, [Read more]

Ian joined Household Capital in 2023 as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary. In this role, he is responsible for the firm’s finance functions, including financial control, forecasting and planning, internal and external financial reporting, treasury and investor relations. Ian also has oversight of risk and compliance and HR.

Prior to Household Capital, Ian held a number of senior finance roles covering mortgage broking and non-bank lending, including CFO at Mortgage Choice Limited, [Read more]

Vladimir joined Household Capital in 2020 as Head of Technology and was subsequently promoted to Chief Technology Officer. In this role, he has oversight of all technical resources and is responsible for the establishment of the technology vision. He encourages innovation among his team and supports research and the application of new technologies, with a strong focus on cloud computing, continuous delivery and information security.

Vladimir has spent over two decades developing software systems and services for stockbrokers, [Read more]

Paul has significant senior executive experience in the financial services and wealth management sectors. His more recent executive roles at Challenger Limited (ASX: CGF) included Chief Executive, Distribution, Product and Marketing, Executive General Manager, Capital, Risk and Strategy and Group CFO. Prior to that Paul held the roles of CEO of the UK and Irish subsidiaries of MLC/NAB, and CEO of MLC Building Society.

Paul has founded two start-ups, Pension Boost and Retirement Essentials which are ventures helping Australian seniors access government retirement funding, [Read more]

Dr Josh Funder is the CEO and Managing Director of Household Capital, which he founded in 2016. His distinguished career in finance and venture capital includes over a decade as a partner at GBS, Australia’s largest venture funds management firm, along with roles at the Boston Consulting Group in San Francisco and Infinity Inc in Boston.

Josh has a proven track record in investment, serving as chairman and director for successful companies like Peplin (ASX: PLI) and Spinifex Inc, [Read more]

Natasha heads the Asset Management Asia Pacific (ex Japan) business of L&G, a role she has held since 2022. She is responsible for leading distribution and client activities in the region alongside being responsible for the offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Beijing. Prior to this, she was Regional Counsel and Commercial Director for Asia Pacific heading up business management, corporate strategy and legal services for APAC and Japan.

Natasha has had an extensive career at L&G. [Read more]

 Nick was a Senator for Australia (Tasmania) for 22 years and the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law (Australia’s first), Assistant Treasurer, Small Business Minister and Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Resources. He is currently the Chair of TWUSUPER, Chair of Household Capital, GO Sourcing, Co Chair Singapore Forum, Member of Advisory Committee to Roc Partners, DWS APAC Expert Panel and Chair of an NGO; Youth, Family and Community Connections and Executive Board Member of the Super Members Council of Australia.  [Read more]

James Tutton serves as Executive Deputy Chair, working across Household Capital’s governance and executive teams. He is a Director of Neometro, a socially focused real estate development group, and Director of Trip Fuser, a travel-tech startup.

James has extensive experience in the property, mental health, arts, education and business sectors. He is director and co-founder of The Plato Project, an online and on-campus business school, and director and co-founder of Smiling Mind, one of Australia’s leading mental health not for profit groups. [Read more]

Lisa joined Helia as Chief Commercial Officer, New Ventures in March 2021. Lisa has over 25 years’ of senior management, financial, customer and strategy experience in insurance, wealth management and banking in Australia.

Prior to joining, Lisa held senior roles in IAG, AMP and Suncorp leading some of the largest transformation programs in financial services and insurance. She has a track record for combining financial and strategic discipline with innovation and creativity to take businesses in new directions. [Read more]

With over 30 years in financial markets, Michelene has deep expertise in governance, risk, and compliance. She is the Chair of Perpetual Superannuation Limited ($6.5B FUM) and a Director of Teachers Mutual Bank ($5B FUM), where she chairs the Audit, Risk, and Compliance Committee. Michelene also serves on Perpetual’s Compliance Committees ($20B FUM) and the Council of the University of Technology Sydney.

Her prior executive experience includes serving as CFO and COO for ASX and AIM-listed companies. [Read more]

Dr Deborah Ralston is the Chairperson of Household Capital’s Advisory Board, bringing extensive board-level experience from the commercial and public sectors. She is currently a member of the Future Fund Board of Guardians and the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Payments System Board. She is also a non-Executive Director of the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre and a Professorial Fellow at Monash University.

A respected government advisor, Dr Ralston was a member of the Federal Government’s 2019 Retirement Income Review panel and was inaugural Chair of ASIC’s Digital Finance Advisory Committee. [Read more]

Peter is a former Deputy Chair of both the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. He was Managing Director of Promontory Australia and was also Chief Executive Officer of CHOICE, the Australian Consumers’ Association. He currently chairs the Financial Counselling Industry Fund. [Read more]

Garry played a seminal role in establishing Australia’s industry superannuation movement while at the ACTU in the 1980s. He became the founding Chair of several leading funds and founded Industry Fund Services (IFS) in 1994. Garry recently retired as Chair of IFM Investors, Industry Super Holdings, and The New Daily, and previously chaired ME Bank. A foundation member of both Infrastructure Australia and Melbourne’s Docklands Authority, he is now a Senior Advisor with Tanarra Capital. [Read more]

Alastair has a 30-year career in financial services, with deep expertise in institutional banking and home equity release. As General Manager of CBA’s Financial Institutions Group, he led a global team of 70 managing relationships with banks, insurers, and funds managers.

While at CBA, he was deeply involved in the reverse mortgage sector and, in 2007, led ‘Project Liberty,’ a strategic review of the home equity release market reporting directly to the bank’s Executive Committee. [Read more]

Professor Bob Officer AM is a leading figure in Australian finance, with a distinguished career in academia and corporate governance. 

His past roles include Chair of Acorn Capital and JCP Investment Partnership, and director of CP2 and the Colonial Foundation. He has also chaired the Victorian Funds Management Corporation and the Commissions of Audit for both the Kennett and Howard governments, alongside directorships at Transurban and Bank of Melbourne. An Emeritus Professor at the University of Melbourne, [Read more]

Peter Harris AO is a leading Australian economist with extensive experience across public service, policy, and business. As the former Chairman of the Productivity Commission, he led key inquiries into housing for older Australians, financial system competition, and superannuation efficiency.

His distinguished public service career includes serving as Secretary for several state and federal government departments and as Senior Private Secretary to Prime Minister Bob Hawke. Peter has also held senior private sector roles, [Read more]