Barry Palte, FIA

Board of Directors

Barry is a global investor in innovation and great teams through his family office EQ Capital Partners. His deep technology investment is focused on human health and longevity, food and agriculture, climate change and circular economy, and AI. He has been a global judge in the Silicon Valley based Extreme Tech Challenge and the UN World Food Forum’s Innovation Awards.

Barry is a super connector with powerful global networks of like-minded investors. He was previously Global Chairman of a network of licensed investment banks with member firms in the USA, UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Japan, India, Brazil, China and Australia, as well as Head of Strategy and M&A for the funds management and investment business of Commonwealth Bank, Australia’s largest bank. He is a TEDx speaker as well as an invited speaker at global investment events.

His academic training includes business science, advanced mathematics and finance and he qualified as a professional Actuary through the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in the UK. He has been fortunate to invest in, and work with, many great scientists and innovators.