About
A finance, risk and operations leader with experience at Westpac, Deloitte, General Electric, Nomura and family offices. She focuses on organizational growth, talent and relationships with investors and portfolio companies at Sprint.
Experience
- Significant Women PodcastFounder & Hostcurrent2026 β present
- Kinexis: Family Wealth NavigatorExecutive Director and Principalcurrent2025 β presentAustralia
- Queensland GovernmentInnovation Advisory Council - Membercurrent2024 β present
- Sprint VenturesDirectorcurrent2023 β present
- Sprint VenturesManaging Partner2023 β 2025Brisbane City, QLD
- Sprint VenturesChief Operating Officer2021 β 2023Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
- Somerville HouseFoundation - Finance and Risk Committee membercurrent2022 β present
- ClipboardBoard Observer2022 β 2025
- HAWKINS ASSET MANAGEMENT LTDConsultant Family Office2019 β 2021Greater London
- NomuraLiquidity Risk Manager2017 β 2018London Area, United Kingdom
- WestpacAssociate Director2010 β 2017Sydney, Australia
- WestpacSenior Associate2008 β 2010Sydney, Australia
- Royal Bank of Scotland BusinessSenior Business Analyst2007 β 2008London, United Kingdom
- Royal Bank of Scotland BusinessManagement Accountant2006 β 2007London
- GEFinancial Management Program2004 β 2005Melbourne, Australia
- Deloitte AustraliaAuditor2001 β 2003Melbourne, Australia
Skills & more
PodcastingMedia ProductionStorytellingInterviewingFamily Wealth ManagementCommunication1Governance1Family Offices1Fund Operation1Venture Capital1Capital Raising1Impact Investing1
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Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC)Business AnalysisFinancial ModelingChange ManagementBankingStructured FinanceManagementStakeholder ManagementAuditingRisk ManagementFinancial ServicesManagerial Finance- Member - Significant Advisor Network β Significant Adviser Network
- Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital β Harvard Business School
- Graduate of the Institute of Company Directors GAICD β Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Chartered Accountant β Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
From Georgia's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sprint Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Georgia Barkell?
- A finance, risk and operations leader with experience at Westpac, Deloitte, General Electric, Nomura and family offices. She focuses on organizational growth, talent and relationships with investors and portfolio companies at Sprint.
- Where does Georgia Barkell work?
- Georgia Barkell is Director at Sprint Ventures.
- Where did Georgia Barkell go to school?
- Georgia Barkell studied at Harvard Business School (Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital); Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD course, Company Director); Australian Financial Markets Association (Diploma of Financial Markets FNS51011).
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesHristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of Payhawk
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Also attended Australian Institute of Company Directors137
John DysonInvestment Principal at Starfish VenturesHelen SounessVenture Partner at RampersandTim HeasleyPartner at ArtesianKirsten BernhardtPrincipal at ArtesianJordan JeffreyPrincipal at ArtesianStephanie MorrisPrincipal at Artesian
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Also attended Project Management Institute8
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Also attended Bond University27
Sophie JameauSenior Events & Internal Comms Associate at Partech VenturesDavid WhelanCo-Founder and General Partner at Town Hall VenturesBen GormanPrincipal at F-Prime Capital PartnersThomas FesterlingCEO & Co-Founder at GreenTec Capital PartnersNaira FranΓ§aInvestor Relations Manager at Encomenda VCChristoph HornungPartner at Molten Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Clipboard2
Also worked at Royal Bank of Scotland Business16
David GallagherPartner at ArtesianAmar ThomasHead Strategy at Brand CapitalBryan TurnerPartner at Spear CapitalCyrus ChurchManaging Director at Neu CapitalWeisheng ChenGroup Finance Controller at Mirana VenturesNorrie CookHead of Fund, Scotland at The FSE Group
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Also worked at GE225
Karim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Alex ConstantinopleChief Marketing Officer at GreycroftSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalEric AndersonPartner at Scale Venture PartnersMatthew StoneCOO at FJ LabsAndy LeaverOperating Partner at Notion Capital
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Also worked at Deloitte Australia1,277
Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesPatrick KartevollInvestor at Investinor
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