Jonathan Stambolis

I have 15 years of experience in capital fundraising, global health, international diplomacy and technology. Between 2001-2009, I served as a corporate an commercial legal adviser to financial institutions in connection with more than US$300 billion in M&A, capital markets and investment fund transactions. Clients included J. P. Morgan, KKR, UBS Warburg, HSBC Bank, ABN Amro, Macquarie Bank, Westpac Bank and Commonwealth Bank. In 2006, at 24, I also co-founded PodProperty to tackle Australia's housing affordability crisis. Now in its seventh year of operation and the largest business of its kind in Australia. I was nominated as Senior Associate at 27, and served as an adviser to ABN AMRO Australia in connection with its role in the largest financial transaction in history (ABN AMRO's US$100 billion takeover by RBS). At 28, I enrolled in a Masters of International Relations and International Law at Australia’s top-rated university, graduating in 1st place. Upon graduation, I was appointed by Australia an as Adviser to Australia’s Ambassador to the United Nations in New York and represented Australia in negotiations across a range of policy areas. I was also part of the team which worked to secure Australia's election to the United Nations Security Council. I also played a leading role in the negotiation of the 2011 UN Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS. This culminated in an agreement to invest the largest amount of money to combat a single disease in history ($22 billion p.a.) and to provide access to lifesaving HIV medication to 15 million people by 2015. In 2012, I was appointed as an Adviser to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a role in which I helped shape the international response to a broad range of global issues and crises.