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Justin Pascoe Sheryl Bartlett

Justin Pacoe moved to Janet Sheryl Bartlett studied
Clarke Hall in 1988 from Business Economics with
Bairnsdale in East Gippsland Marketing and Psychology at
to study Commerce with a Photograph, Geoff Bartlett. the University of Dundee in
major in Actuarial Studies. Scotland, UK. Her first job
He explained why he chose was as a Project Manager
JCH. with Scottish Enterprise in
Dundee, a role that was,
‘My family and I deliberately chose a smaller college at that time, partially focused on the burgeoning renewable
where we felt that everyone would know each other energy sector.
well, look out for each other and form a genuine sense
of community. The next three years exceeded my A few years later, Sheryl emigrated to Australia, initially
expectations with wonderful friendships, some continuing basing herself in Perth where she took up a role at the Water
to this day, in an environment that mixed academic Corporation in the Energy Team. It was while Sheryl was at
support, pastoral care, lots of college events and even the Water Corporation that she gained a Master’s degree in
the odd sporting victory. Conversations over dinner were Environmental Economics. Having relocated to Melbourne,
always a highlight.’ Sheryl and her husband, photographer Geoff Bartlett, decided
to travel to Rwanda to work on a pro-bono basis with a not-
While in JCH Justin became interested in financial markets for-profit organisation.
and this led to a career in funds management that took him
and his family to Hong Kong, where he lived and worked for ‘We worked for three months in Kigali, producing the
a total of 13 years with several firms including State Street organisation’s first “bells and whistles” annual report. It
Global Advisors and Goldman Sachs. was a privilege to work in Rwanda and it really shows how
economics can be applied in so many different contexts.’
Returning to Melbourne in 2008 Justin became the Chief
Investment Officer of the Victorian Funds Management Sheryl then joined the Energy Policy team at the Victorian
Corporation, a government agency responsible for managing Treasury.
the assets of the likes of WorkSafe and TAC plus the pension
retirement schemes for teachers, police, firefighters and ‘One of the first things that I did was focus on a renewable
nurses. energy scheme, working closely with the Energy
department to influence the policy design and advise the
In 2019 he joined AustralianSuper, the largest ‘super Victorian Treasurer. I worked with a whole raft of people,
fund’ in Australia, where he was Head of Equities. He left from legal teams to accountants – it was very exciting
AustralianSuper in 2023 and is now working with a private and interesting because this type of incentivisation model
family office. had never before been put on an Australian government
balance sheet.’
Justin cites two key motivations for joining the College
Council: Sheryl now manages the Intergovernmental Strategy team,
which is a team of professional economists advising on
‘I have so many happy memories from that time in my Commonwealth-State relations.
life and I genuinely want to help others have similar real-
life experiences in JCH. Added to that, as I now observe ‘My team manages the briefings for the Treasurer and
my adult children entering that phase in their own lives senior Treasury officials when they attend meetings with
– especially my daughter who is living in residence at the other states and territories and the Commonwealth.
University of Queensland and absolutely loving it – We also lead and support the negotiation of funding
I hope to assist, thanks to the scholarship program, in agreements between the state and the Commonwealth
making attending JCH a reality for many deserving young that forms a significant proportion of the Commonwealth’s
people who might otherwise not have the opportunity and annual funding contribution to the state.’
enrich the overall JCH community as a whole.’
Sheryl is keen to engage with all members of the JCH
Justin has joined the Finance, Investment and Audit community and to work to ensure the Strategic Goals of the
Committee, chaired by Tony Wood, JCH Council member College. In particular, she is deeply committed to Janet Clarke
and Treasurer, which oversees the management of the College Hall’s strategic ambition of a need-blind admissions process.
Endowments and Reserves.
‘As someone who was first-in-family to attend university,
I one hundred per cent appreciate the impacts of need-
blind education. The new strategy will really position
JCH to accept students from all backgrounds, regardless
of their financial situation. JCH really is following in its
own footsteps being the first college in Australia to admit
women. Inclusivity is in the JCH DNA.’

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