Team

Management

Dean Foley

Founder & CEO, Barayamal
Dean
Dean served five years in the Royal Australian Air Force before founding Australia’s Indigenous business accelerator, Barayamal – now known as a world leader in Indigenous Entrepreneurship.

Linda Ryle

Director, Barayamal
Linda
Linda is an Aboriginal woman of Birrigubba (Bowen Qld) and Kamilaroi (Monaro NSW) heritage. Linda has been professionally engaged in the area of Indigenous Affairs since the late 1990s.
Brian Wyborn - Barayamal - Indigenous Entrepreneurship

Brian Wyborn

Director, Barayamal
Brian
Brian is a proud Torres Strait Islander and Private Wealth Adviser with Wilsons Advisory. Brian has a passionate belief that meaningful change happens when it is created by Indigenous people, not for indigenous people.

Walter Lomax

Director, Barayamal
Walter
Walter is an experienced Manager with over seven years of experience and a demonstrated track record. Selected experience includes rapid turnaround of distressed businesses, change management and operating model design.

Volunteers

Our team brings together a passionate group of volunteers from diverse backgrounds throughout Australia, which includes technologist, philanthropist, entrepreneurs, industry experts and community leaders.

Ambassador(s)

Barayamal Ambassadors (Allies) fight for Indigenous Rights – helping create a world in which Indigenous people enjoy all of the rights enshrined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and other international human rights instruments.

Dr Catriona Wallace

Founder, Flamingo Ai
Dr Catriona
Based in the US and Australia, Catriona is the Founder & Executive Director of Artificial Intelligence FinTech and ASX Listed company (ASX:FGO) Flamingo Ai, provider of Machine Learning based Cognitive Virtual Assistant technologies. Flamingo Ai is the second only woman led (CEO & Chair) business ever to list on the Australian Stock Exchange.