Calin

Calin Holst (he/him)

Volunteer Operations Support Lead

Calin is a senior associate at Boston Consulting Group with a background in law, and a passionate advocate for social inclusion and equity.

His commercial experience covers corporate finance and strategy, business transformations, and artificial intelligence adoption, across industries including higher education and healthcare. Calin has also worked extensively in the social impact sector, on projects including on Indigenous economic development, early childhood education reform, and mental health access.

Calin has a Juris Doctor and a Bachelor of Arts (Cultural Anthropology & Psychology) from The University of Melbourne.

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Andrew Owen (he/him)

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Andrew Staite (he/him)

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Ben Nielsen (he/him)

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Craig Murphy (he/him)

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David Walsh (he/him)

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Dr Avery Poole (she/her)

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Ola Radka (she/her)

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Sam Jacob (they/them)

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Sophie Ellul (she/her)

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Tim Lai (he/him)

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