Dr Adam Walk

Dr Adam Walk

Nominating Organisation: Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) 

Dr Adam Walk was appointed as an alternate director on 28 November 2018, and has been a Director on the Rest Board since 1 January 2020.

Experience

Adam Walk is a financial economist with around 25 years’ experience in investment, governance, and risk management appointments at organisations such as Myer Family Company, QIC, QSuper, and Bank of Queensland. Adam is a CoFounder and Director at Drew, Walk & Co., assisting family office, foundation, and fiduciary clients in investment consulting and counsel. 

He also has over 15 years' experience as a company director of for-purpose organisations. His research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Portfolio Management and the Journal of Retirement, and he co-authored with Dr Michael Drew a monograph entitled ‘Investment Governance for Fiduciaries’, published by the CFA Institute Research Foundation in 2019. 

Current Directorships

  • Director of Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Limited
  • Director of St John Henry Newman College Limited
  • Director of Power Group of Companies
  • Chair of Campion College Australia
  • Director of The Investment Committee Pty Limited
  • Director of De Colmar Pty Limited
  • Director of Drew, Walk & Co
  • Director of Walk Group of Companies
  • Director, DWC Advisory Partners Pty Limited
  • Director, RARD No 3 Pty Limited

Rest Committee Membership

  • Board Investment Committee
  • Chair of the Risk Committee
  • Audit and Finance Committee

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, Politics (BA)
  • Bachelor of Business, Banking and Finance (BBus)
  • Master of Applied Finance and Investment (MAppFin)
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Financial Economics (PhD)
  • Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD)
  • Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia (FGIA)
  • Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst (AIFA) designee
  • Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) designee
  • Qualified Risk Director (QRD)
  • Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP)