Brett Mitsch
InvestorChief Investment Officer at Breakthrough Victoria · Senior Accountant at Apheon
Greater Melbourne Area
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About
CIO responsible for sourcing and investing in later stage opportunities, with over 30 years in funds management, M&A, sustainability and civil engineering across top-tier investment banks in the USA and Australia.
Experience
- Innovation VictoriaChief Investment Officercurrent2026 — presentMelbourne, VIC
- Type One EnergyBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- Seer MedicalBoard Member2025 — 2026Melbourne, VIC
- Breakthrough VictoriaChief Investment Officer2024 — 2026Melbourne, VIC
- Breakthrough VictoriaExecutive Director2022 — 2024Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- World ViewBoard Observer2023 — 2026Tucson, AZ
- Steam Plains CapitalManaging Director2020 — 2022Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- ENVEST GLOBALExecutive Director2020 — 2022Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- ERM: Environmental Resources ManagementPartner2019 — 2020Melbourne, Australia
- Hastings Funds ManagementExecutive Director and Portfolio Manager - Utilities Trust of Australia2016 — 2018Greater Melbourne Area
- TransGridBoard Member2016 — 2018Greater Sydney Area
- Flagstaff Partners Pty LtdManaging Director2014 — 2016Melbourne, Australia
- RabobankManaging Director, Head of M&A Australia / New Zealand2013 — 2014Melbourne, Australia
- Mitsch & Associates Pty LtdPrincipal / Managing Director2011 — 2013Melbourne
- CitigroupDirector2010 — 2011Melbourne, Australia
- TRUenergySenior Manager, Corporate Strategy & Development2008 — 2010Melbourne, Australia
- Goldman Sachs JBWereExecutive Director2007 — 2008Melbourne, Australia
- Lehman BrothersSenior Vice President2000 — 2007Greater New York City Area
- JPMorgan ChaseAssociate1998 — 2000Greater New York City Area
- Melbourne WaterDesign Engineer1994 — 1996Melbourne, Australia
- Neville Crocker AustraliaResearch Engineer1992 — 1994Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Skills & more
Investment Banking23Valuation29Corporate Finance14Mergers2Financial Modeling19Due Diligence11Private Equity16Capital Markets11Project Finance6Corporate Development5Venture Capital6Energy3
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Colleagues at Breakthrough Victoria
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brett Mitsch?
- CIO responsible for sourcing and investing in later stage opportunities, with over 30 years in funds management, M&A, sustainability and civil engineering across top-tier investment banks in the USA and Australia.
- Where does Brett Mitsch work?
- Brett Mitsch is Chief Investment Officer at Breakthrough Victoria.
- Where did Brett Mitsch go to school?
- Brett Mitsch studied at Columbia Business School Executive Education (Foundations of Venture Capital); Imperial Business School (Short Course, Climate Change: Financial Risks and Opportunities); Erasmus University Rotterdam (Short Course, Principles of Sustainable Finance).
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Also attended Columbia Business School Executive Education15
Herme EdolmoCFO at G Vision CapitalAnne-Marie PackwoodVP of Finance and Operations at Siddhi CapitalLawrence Van HelleputteAssociate at Droia VenturesJoey D. BarnettPartner at Ventura CapitalJackson ScoresbyAssociate at PHX VenturesMohammed Al-SajwaniHead of Investor Relations at Phaze Ventures
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Also attended Imperial Business School136
Julia SchrameierAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesNikolai RiiberInvestor at InvestinorAlessandro De BenedettiAssociate at NorthzoneMillan SuriPrincipal at Episode1Adrian RaduInvestor at Khosla VenturesTroy PhoaAssociate at Marlin Equity Partners
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Also attended IMD328
Karthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation CapitalKulpreet SinghOperating Advisor at OpenOceanMusaad AlkadiSr. Principal at Graphene VenturesGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpFredric PetitPartner, Head of Materials & Packaging at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMichael ZehnderHead of Digital Technology & Intelligence at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
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Also attended Melbourne Business School63
Revital PadovitzInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsDave GarlandManaging Partner at Second Century VenturesDaniel StauferInvestment Analyst at aws GründungsfondsCalum McConvilleInvestment Manager at Tin Alley VenturesRichard CelmExecutive Program Director at Startupbootcamp FinTech MexicoGeneviève MétayerHead of Venture Operations at OSS Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Seer Medical1
Also worked at Rabobank117
Shinjan DasguptaSenior Analyst at Cottonwood Technology FundAlan ShaffranSenior Portfolio Manager, Partner at Magnetar AI VenturesAlex PortoInvestor at Riverwood CapitalJohanneke van de Scheur-BaanBestuurslid at NoaberBor BoerManaging Director at CapagroSaskia HoebéePartner at Five Seasons Ventures
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Also worked at Citigroup1,369
Nina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesKerry WongHead of Investor Relations at Pantera CapitalTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAnn PauloseSenior Investor Relations Associate at Greycroft
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs JBWere2,000
Marc AndreessenCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzJosh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmTarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiColin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar Robotics
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