About us

Adrian has more than 30 years of experience in the funds management and real estate industries.

Adrian is currently a senior executive at Charter Hall and the former Chair of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI). Adrian was formerly Head of Funds Management at Folkestone and has held senior positions at Mirvac, James Fielding and Deutsche Asset Management. 

Adrian holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) from the University of New South Wales, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Adrian is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. 

Teresa is an experienced company director and chair following over 20 years practicing as a senior taxation lawyer advising on infrastructure transactions, financing, corporate tax, mergers and acquisitions, the not-for-profit sector, and tax controversy matters.

Teresa is currently a director on the boards of Genex Power Ltd, Power & Water Corporation, Seven West Media Ltd, Shine Justice Ltd, FARE, Energy Queensland Ltd, Gold Coast Hospital & Health Board and Energy Super. Teresa is also a member of the Takeovers Panel and the Foreign Investment Review Board.

Teresa has formerly served as the Chair of the Law Council of Australia, Business Law Section and has also been a Partner at Deloitte and Ashurst (formerly Blake Dawson). She is a former Chair and member of the Board of Taxation. Teresa holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Master of Taxation from the University of Queensland, a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Teresa has been admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and to the High Court of Australia.

Kylie has over 25 years of experience in the Australian and global real estate sectors.

Kylie is currently the CEO Property, Australia, for the Lendlease Group. She is also a director of Lendlease Real Estate Investments Limited and Lendlease Development Pty Limited, Director and Vice President of the Property Council of Australia, Director of the Sydney Opera House Trust, as well as Chair of the Building and Heritage Committee.

Prior to her role as CEO Property, Australia, Kylie was Managing Director of Lendlease Investment Management and held other senior positions with the Gandel Group, Macquarie Group, AMP and Schroders. 

Kylie holds a Bachelor of Business from the Queensland University of Technology. 

Tony has over 40 years of experience across government, corporate, community and education sectors both domestically and internationally. 

Tony is currently the Chair of Abalone Victoria (Central Zone), Chair of Plastic Oceans Australasia, Director of Common Equity Housing Ltd and Life Member of the Italian Chamber of Commerce. He is also Chairman of Bertocchi Food Group Advisory Board, a Life Member of the Urban Development Institute of Australia, and a Corporate Life Governor of The Royal Life Saving Society (ACT). 

Tony was previously the Executive Director of the Urban Development Institute of Australia, Chair of Places Victoria, Deputy Chair of Development Victoria and has served on the Council of La Trobe University including a term as Deputy Chancellor. He was Chair of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) from 2014-18. 

Tony has extensive diplomacy experience, serving as a trade and investment diplomat based in Milan, and from 1992-97 he was elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly where he was appointed Deputy Chief Minister, Minister for Urban Services, and Minister for Economic Development and Regulatory Reform. Tony was awarded a Medal in The Order of Australia at the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2018 for his contribution to urban planning, research and development in Victoria. 

Phillip brings extensive national and international board and committee experience. 

Phillip previously served on various boards and committees within the disability employment, aged care, at-risk youth and community banking sectors. Most recently, Phillip served as the Director for Australia, New Zealand, Korea and Egypt on the Board of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London. 

Phillip has held former appointments as CEO for both a leading energy industry association, and an electricity generator industry group. Prior to this, Phillip served as a member of the Australian Parliament for nearly 12 years, including chairing from 1996 to 2007, and chaired a joint parliamentary committee with oversight of public accountants and audit.

Kelvin was appointed to the NHFIC Board in July 2021 after performing senior roles in the construction industry since 1998. Initially he worked as a supplier with Boral Ltd and from 2003 onwards as the CEO of two of the largest residential building companies in Australia - BGC Residential and Simonds Group Limited.

Prior to moving into the construction industry, Kelvin held senior executive positions in the mining and manufacturing sector at Downer Ltd, Fletcher Challenge NZ, Aditya Birla Canada and WMC Resources.

Kelvin has a wealth of experience in delivering affordable housing solutions and associated financing options having presided over the financing and construction of tens of thousands of new homes and numerous residential construction projects. He holds a Bachelor of Education from the Western Australian College of Advanced Education and a Master of Science degree from Griffith University.

Jane Hewitt was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Mirvac in December 2018. Jane has over 27 years’ experience in real estate development and asset management. She founded UniLodge in 1996 and pioneered the corporatisation and professional development and management of student accommodation facilities on and off University campuses in Australia and New Zealand.

As an entrepreneur and founder Jane has extensive operational experience and a strong track record in developing successful partnerships in real estate and business ventures. She developed UniLodge into an operation with assets of approximately $1 billion.

More recently, Jane has worked with Social Ventures Australia and currently serves on a non-profit board as Chair of the Beacon Foundation. She is also a founding member of the Sydney Business Alliance to End Homelessness.