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Jeremy Wernert

Chief Investment Officer, Palisade Impact

Jeremy is a co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of the newly formed Palisade Impact.  He is also a member of the Palisade Impact Board of Directors.

Jeremy has over 27 years’ experience in the financial services sector covering a broad spectrum of investment banking, capital markets and funds management roles.  He spent much of his professional career based in Hong Kong culminating in the role as Head of Macquarie Capital for Macquarie Group in Asia where among other activities he oversaw principal investing including infrastructure and green technology.  In this role he was a member of the management committee and numerous investment committees.

In 2015 Jeremy relocated to Melbourne joining Evans & Partners as Head of Corporate Advisory and in June 2019 founded JW Capital Advisors, a boutique corporate advisory firm focused on innovative Australian companies looking to solve next-generation challenges.  This has included projects related to digital infrastructure, energy efficiency, sustainable financing and technology companies providing long term solutions to environmental challenges.

Jeremy is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Degree with Honours) from the University of Melbourne.