OUR PEOPLE
THE INNOVA RESEARCH TEAM

Dan Miles
Managing Director & Co-Chief Investment Officer
Dan co-founded the business in 2010 and currently serves as the Managing Director and Co-Chief Investment Officer, whereby he is responsible for overall portfolio management of Innova’s managed account portfolios. He also oversees the design and refinement of the company’s quantitative modelling processes based on Innova’s unique approach to managing investment risk. Dan is a Responsible Manager for Innova Investment Management (AFSL 509578).
Dan is an active contributor to media discussions on issues affecting the investment and advice industries and has co-written a number of research reports on portfolio construction and risk management including in partnership with global actuarial firm, Milliman.
Dan holds a Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance from Macquarie University, where he was awarded the university prize for Risk and Portfolio Construction. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) with Merit and a Bachelor of Science, both from the University of NSW.

Dinyar Irani
Chairman & Co-Chief Investment Officer
Dinyar co-founded the business in 2010 and currently currently serves as Chairman & Co-Chief Investment Officer, whereby he specialises in domestic and international equities, domestic property and contributes to Innova’s house views of the economy and markets. Dinyar is a Responsible Manager for Innova Investment Management (AFSL 509578).
Dinyar has over twenty years of industry experience, most recently as the Head of Investment Research at RI Advice Group/ RetireInvest as well as Genesys Wealth Advisers/Associated Planners. His model portfolios were highly regarded by advice professionals and achieved long term outperformance above both the weighted market index and industry peers.
Dinyar holds a Bachelor of Arts (Communications) from the University of Technology Sydney and a Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning from Deakin University.

Shane Wang
Head of Quantitative Research
Shane is the head of quantitative research with his primary focus being fund management related operations and overseeing the design and refinement of Innova’s quantitative modelling process. Shane also contributes to all research related activity, including the research of alternative risk management & investment strategies.
Shane holds a Master of Commerce in Risk Management (Quantitative Risk) from the University of New South Wales and a Bachelor of Software Engineering degree with Honours from the University of Auckland.
Sam Chapman
Investment Governance Analyst
Sam specialises in investment governance, ensuring consistency of Innova’s portfolios across our various portfolios and is responsible for determining the feasibility of any proposed investment solutions. He also provides qualitative and quantitative support to the investment team.
Sam holds a Master of Applied finance from the University of Newcastle, a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Newcastle as well as a Bachelor of Business from the University of Newcastle.
Prior to joining Innova, Sam worked at a financial planning practice supporting 2 advisers.
THE INNOVA SUPPORT TEAM

Sophie Temperton
General Manager
Sophie is the general manager of the business and is responsible for overseeing daily operations and the implementation of of business plans and corporate strategy.
Sophie is a qualified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (majoring in Finance & Economics) and a Post-Graduate Diploma endorsed in Finance from the University of Otago.
Prior to joining Innova, Sophie has worked across client services, domestic and international securities trading and platform portfolio execution.

Ben Dixon
Head of Distribution
THE INNOVA INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Innova has appointed two independent investment committee members to provide regular oversight and governance across the portfolio construction framework. In addition, there two internal members from the Innova team who also make up the investment committee – Dan Miles & Dinyar Irani
Michael Furey
Investment Chair, Independent Investment Commitee Member
David Lunn
Independent Investment Commitee Member
INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS
Fred Vosveneiks
Senior Consultant, Milliman (London)
Jonathon Lim
Consultant, Milliman (London)
Jennifer Strickland
Consultant, Milliman (London)
Sophie Smith
Associate, Milliman (London)