Melbourne CBD

Brett Kelly

Sydney CBD

BBus, CA, MTax, DipFSFP, FTIA, JP

Founder / Executive Chairman / CEO / Senior Client Director

Brett has more than 20 years of commercial and professional accountancy experience. He has specialised in Structuring, Strategy and Valuation. He commenced his career with Price Waterhouse where he worked in senior management roles across Audit, Business Services and Corporate Finance.

Brett is also the best-selling author of four books, has presented to more than two thousand business groups and has twice addressed the National Press Club, Canberra. Brett has significant expertise in advising Private Business Owners, Private Clients and Families of significant wealth.

Brett holds a Bachelor of Business from UTS, a Master of Taxation from UNSW, is a qualified Financial Planner, a fellow of the Tax Institute of Australia and a Justice of the Peace in NSW, together with being a Registered Tax Agent.

Andrew Johnston

Melbourne CBD

MBA(Finance), SA Fin, DipFP

Senior Investment Director

Andrew joins Kelly+Partners Private Wealth with 15 years experience across investment markets, beginning in operations and progressing through various sales and risk management roles in direct sales and advisory roles.

Excellent analytical and communication skills with a proven track record of delivering in highly pressurised trading environments and developing tailored investment and risk management solutions across a wide variety of clients from hedge funds to corporate treasury teams and sophisticated private clients. Experience in multiple locations across Europe and Asia.

Pauline Michelakis

BCom (Hons), CA

Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer

Pauline joined Kelly+Partners in 2013 as Group CFO. She has more than 20 years experience in senior financial roles in financial services and investment companies.

Pauline is a Chartered Accountant who commenced her career in 1981 as an auditor with Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young), In 1986 she joined listed international investment company AFP Group in an executive role. In total, Pauline worked for the group for 10 years, including 5 years as General Manager Finance of Lang Corporation, the ASX-listed Australian spin-off (subsequently renamed Patrick Corporation Limited).

She also held chief financial roles at Kaplan Funds Management and Committed Capital Limited, before joining Kelly+Partners.