Jeffrey Gao graduated with a Bachelor of Mining Engineering (Honours) from the University of New South Wales and brings a strong background in mining management, asset operations, and fund management. Prior to his current role, Jeff held senior engineering and leadership positions across large-scale mining operations in Australia, where he was responsible for managing capital-intensive assets, multidisciplinary project teams, and complex stakeholder and contractual environments. His experience spans operational delivery, risk management, and performance optimisation within highly regulated industries.Jeff holds a First Class Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency and has direct experience working alongside fund directors and CFOs overseeing property acquisitions, capital raising, due diligence, asset performance, and investor reporting. His combination of hands-on operational leadership and fund-level commercial exposure positions him as a disciplined and pragmatic manager, with a strong focus on governance, risk management, and delivering sustainable investment outcomes across real asset portfolios.