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Malcolm Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull

Managing Director at Turnbull and Partners

Investor

Malcolm Turnbull is an Australian politician who served as the 29th Prime Minister of Australia from September 2015 to August 2018. He was elected to Federal Parliament as the Member for Wentworth in 2004 and has held various parliamentary positions, including Shadow Treasurer, Minister for Environment and Water Resources, and Minister for Communications. Turnbull was the Leader of the Opposition from 2008 to 2009. He is currently the President of the International Hydropower Association (IHA) and Managing Director of Turnbull & Partners Pty Limited. Educated at Sydney University and Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, Turnbull has a background in law. He is married to Lucy and has two children and four grandchildren.

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In their own words

Mining booms, commodity booms come and go, but human ingenuity is perennial.
▶ The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 4 Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem · 19 December 2022
Mining booms, commodity booms, come and go, but human ingenuity is perennial.
▶ Malcolm Turnbull discusses innovation in the political sphere The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 29 March 2022

Career

  1. Now Managing Director · Turnbull and Partners
  2. 2015–2018 Prime Minister of Australia · Government of Australia
  3. 1997–2001 Partner & Head of Australian business · Goldman Sachs
  4. 1994–1999 · Startup Co-founder / major shareholder · OzEmail

Sources: malcolmturnbull.com.au, liquisearch.com, en.wikipedia.org

Key moments

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  1. 0:30 Meet Malcolm Turnbull
  2. 0:43 Malcolm's Early Involvement with Tech Companies
  3. 1:52 Challenges in Raising Funds for OzEmail
  4. 3:11 Changes in Investor Confidence in the Tech Sector
  5. 3:50 Malcolm's Entrepreneurial Journey
  6. 6:25 Transition from Law to Business
  7. 8:31 Focus on Innovation in Politics
  8. 10:29 The National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA)
  9. 12:34 Outcomes of NISA
  10. 13:44 Cultural Challenges in Government Regarding Innovation

Heard on

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Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem · 19 December 2022 The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 1 With Mark Pesce, Hayden Williams, Evan Thornley, Tim Fung, Trevor Folsom, Peter Davison, Pete Lead, Terry Hilsberg, Matt Bullock, Allan O'Connor, Rachael Neumann, Maxine Sherrin, James Alexander, Alan Jones, Paul Bassat, Hamish Hawthorn, Alfred Lo, Phil Hayes-St Clair, Cameron Adams, Bruce Tulloch, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick
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Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem · 19 December 2022 The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 2 With Jodie Fox, Alfred Lo, Hamish Hawthorn, Cameron Adams, Evan Thornley, John Allsopp, Ian Gardiner, Mick Liubinskas, Matt Barrie, Mark Pesce, Phil Hayes-St Clair, Simon Thomsen, Phil Morle, Silvia Pfeiffer, Dean McEvoy, Alan Noble, Niki Scevak, Alan Jones
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Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem · 19 December 2022 The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 4 With Simon Thomsen, Tim Boyle, David Burt, Rachel Yang, Sarah Pearson, Bruce Tulloch, Cheryl Mack, Lucinda Hartley, Joshua Flannery, Megan Sebben, Alex Scandurra, Phil Ireland, Julie Trell, Peter Devine, Dean McEvoy, Craig Swann, Colette Grgic, Pete Horsley, Aaron Birkby, Annie Parker, Paul Bassat, Maxine Sherrin, James Alexander, Melissa Widner, Hamish Hawthorn, Lauren Capelin
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Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem · 19 December 2022 The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 6 With Leslie Delaforce, Darryl Lyons, Megan Sebben, Wayne Gerard, Nicole O'Brien, Alex Carpenter, Evan Thornley, Baden U'Ren, Tim Fung, Trevor Folsom, Peter Davison, Craig Swann, Moira Were, Colette Grgic, Allan O'Connor, Rachael Neumann, Chad Renando, Annie Parker, Brendan Hill, Aaron Birkby, Jodie Fox, Susan Oliver, Silvia Pfeiffer, Yolanda Redrup, Andrew Nunn, Melissa Widner, Alfred Lo, Sarah Pearson, Phil Hayes-St Clair, Colin Kinner, Lauren Capelin, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick, Cheryl Mack, Andrea Gardiner, Niki Scevak
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The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 29 March 2022 Malcolm Turnbull discusses innovation in the political sphere

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