Meet the Senior Team

Avant Group is a leading consultancy firm featuring a team of specialised government grant, business advisory, technical research and marketing strategy consultants.

To date, the business has secured its clients $1.8 billion in grant funding across a variety of industries Australia-wide.

When millions of dollars are potentially at stake, you need to manage and maximise your chances of grant success.

Avant Group manages the entire grant application process from working through the red tape, writing the application and managing the audit and reporting

requirements – so you can focus on running your business.

We work with businesses nationwide and have representatives based in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide & Hobart.

Kate Whitehead

Founder and Managing Director

Matt Casar

Project and Consultant (R&D Competitive Grants)

    Katherine Zich

    Project Consultant (R&D)

      Estela Menjivar

      Office Manager

        Kate Whitehead

        Founder and Managing Director

        Hugh Menting

        Grants Associate

          Patrick Hwang

          Grants Associate

            Sundae Debil

            Grants Associate

              Dominic Gallichio

              Operations Coordinator

                Alexander Hamer

                Associate (Competitive Grants)

                  Diwakar Raju

                  Software Enigineer

                    Pei-Ju Hsieh

                    Group Marketing Strategist

                      Gerald Perino

                      Marketing Specialist

                        Wanda Alonte

                        Marketing Specialist

                          Estela Menjivar

                          Office Manager

                            Martin Whitehead

                            Director and Adviser

                              Evan Theodorou

                              Director and Portfolio Manager

                                Cecilia Lee

                                Analyst – Private Wealth Management

                                  Peter Nicholls

                                  Principal Lawyer

                                    Kate Whitehead

                                    Chief Operations Officer

                                    Diwakar Raju

                                    Software Engineer

                                      Gerald Perino

                                      Marketing Specialist

                                        Wanda Alonte

                                        Marketing Specialist

                                          Estela Menjivar

                                          Office Manager