John Atkinson began his career as a lawyer in Australia and eventually became the Global Head of Baker & McKenzie's M&A practice based in Hong Kong and then New York. After leaving the law John created a venture capital firm, founding or co-founding a number of companies which include: Little World Beverages (Little Creatures), White Energy, Krispy Kreme Australia and New Zealand, Rainmakr.Ai, Big Picture Medical, Cashu Investments and Savana Asset Management.

As a career financial markets and investment banker, Stephen has led successful teams at global investment banks such as Midland Montague, Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch, where he was MD and Head of Australasian Debt Markets.

Luc is an experienced strategy, innovation and venture capital professional. Prior to co-founding Centerstone, he served as Managing Director of Strategy and Innovation for Deloitte Global in New York, where he also led an internal venture fund for the firm.

Marc is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst. Prior to joining Savana, he was an Investment Director at Centerstone Capital. His investment experience spans venture capital and private equity across Africa and Australia.

Sanjev is a versatile technology leader with a proven track record of driving product innovation across diverse technical domains. Drawing from his previous experience at Deloitte, where he played a key role in product development, he brings a unique blend of enterprise expertise and hands-on technical knowledge.

Over his nearly five years with Savana, James has been central to building the algorithms, portfolio management frameworks, and data infrastructure that underpin Savana’s investment processes.Before joining Savana, James served as a Research Assistant at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), one of Australia's leading universities, where he conducted research focused on the Venture Capital sector.

Samuel was an integral member of the original Savana team, serving as a financial analyst focused on evaluating, refining, and optimising Savana’s proprietary algorithmic model. Following this, he gained over five years of experience in structured finance, including two years in London, where he played a key role in supporting his company’s growth and expansion initiatives. Samuel returns to Savana with a dynamic skillset spanning financial analysis, strategy, and business development.