About Lumenary

Lawrence Lam founded Lumenary in 2016 and leads its research and index programme. He is the author of The Founder Effect (Wiley, 2025) and writes on founder-led companies for the Australian Financial Review, Morningstar and Firstlinks. He has more than 20 years’ experience across investment management, institutional banking and prudential regulation, and holds a Master of Applied Finance, a Graduate Diploma in Corporations and Securities Law and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne.

Ian Todd is a pharmacist, entrepreneur and company director with more than 30 years in advocacy and board roles at state and national level, including as chairman of Guildlink and director of Guild Group. He has founded and grown pharmacy and medical practices, and a complementary-medicines business that became a multinational manufacturer and distributor across Australia, Singapore and the Middle East. He brings a practitioner’s understanding of businesses with a founder’s spirit.

Phil Aris has more than 20 years’ experience at chief executive, managing director and board level across Australia, Asia and the United Kingdom. He is a non-executive director of Credit Corp Group (ASX:CCP) and chairman of Xpon Technologies; earlier roles include chief executive of Countplus (ASX:CUP) and Total Financial Solutions Australia, and head of credit cards at Commonwealth Bank. He founded Aris and Associates, a management consulting firm, and provides strategic input to Lumenary.