Leading Impact

In 2002 Rosemary was among the first cohorts to undertake the Australian Institute of Company Directors Course and she has nearly 2 decades of experience as a Director and Chair

Invited to join Australian Government Senior Executive Service as the first Social Innovation Strategist to drive initiatives in social innovation, enterprise and investment across a Government agenda of productivity and inclusion. Oversaw ground-breaking initiatives translating economic policy tools to social policy.

Invited to join the Social Impact Investment Taskforce established by then UK Prime Minister David Cameron during his presidency of the G8 and Chaired by Sir Ronald Cohen. Australia was the only country outside the G7 invited to participate and Rosemary led a sector based effort to enable Australia to take up this leadership position at the forefront of impact investment.

To ensure that the market-building work of the G8 Taskforce and Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing could be delivered as a public good in Australia, Impact Investing Australia was established to provide the operating platform and drive strategy and implementation.

Rosemary was a member of the expert group informing and was asked to review OECD research for its second impact investment initiative, Impact Investing: Building the Evidence Base, published January 2015

Acknowledged as one of Australia’s 100 Women of Influence for contributions to innovation in the Australian Financial Review Women of Influence

Invited to keynote for the Women in Super Annual Roadshow which toured all Australian capital cities, joining an alumni of keynote speakers for this flagship event in the finance calendar, including Liz Broderick AO and Rosie Batty AO

Rosemary was elected by member national advisory boards across 18 member countries and the EU as a Trustee of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment chaired by Sir Ronald Cohen with a growing membership of 23 countries and the EU.  In 2019 she was asked to Chair a Board Committee on National Advisory Boards and Governance.

Impact Investing Australia, founded by Rosemary Addis was named Australian Impact Investing Market Builder of the Year at the inaugural Australian Impact Investing Awards for its work developing impact markets in and from Australia.

Rosemary was invited to join the global community of Leap of Reason Ambassadors: thought leaders, leader practitioners, progressive funders, policy makers, and instigators working to make high performance the norm to enable meaningful progress in addressing society’s most challenging problems.

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Rosemary was invited to join the Advisory Panel of the Sustainable Finance Initiative Asia, a community of investors across Asia who believe in capital that matters

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After finishing her term as an elected Trustee of the GSG, Rosemary was appointed by the GSG Board as Global Ambassador with a focus on impact governance – brining impact to the tables where decisions are made

Having been actively engaged in the spin out of Sweef Capital Management Pte Ltd, a women led investment firm based in Singapore, Rosemary took up the role of Chair of the Board of Advisors and actively guides the firm’s strategy and  partnerships.  She is also a member of the Investment Committee and Chairs the Sweef Capital Gender ROI™ Steering Committee

Rosemary Addis AM was invited to join the inaugural group of Global Impact Leaders of the Sorenson Impact Center, a diverse and inclusive network of impact practitioners and thought leaders working toward positive social and environmental impact around the world, formed to recognize, elevate and amplify the contributions of those working to solve the world’s most pressing social and environmental problems.