Agata Dharma

Agata Dharma is a traveller who believes the journey is as important as the destination. Success and Failure are virtual destinations. Even though she identifies herself as an Indo-Australian, she has also lived in America, Canada, and the UK and is passionate about traveling the world throughout her life.

She has got a big appetite for learning, having gained a Computer Science undergraduate, International Business and Commerce post-grad, Prince2 and CIMA; and the journey is not stopping there. Additionally, she was very fortunate to work internationally and was exposed to the diverse culture and corporate behaviour.

She has always been a champion of local and small businesses; she loves seeing the growth and celebrates success stories of everyone around her. Currently Agata is the Chief Operating Officer at Townshend Capital, a boutique investment management financial services, providing premium investment and wealth management advice.

Agata is a highly qualified and accomplished management professional recognised for strategic ingenuity and insight in business and leadership, with extensive experience in operations, specifically in project/program management, financial and business management, HR and change management across a broad range of industries all over the world. With strong entrepreneurial mindset, business acumen and commercial awareness, efficiently oversee operations whilst growing a business towards success, monitoring productivity and efficiency, identifying clients’ needs and improvement areas, taking responsibility for financial performance and implementing appropriate solutions.

Next to her passion for traveling, she is very active in community engagement, a big sporty girl (play and spectate), loves anything live performance and cinematic experience, however most of all, her biggest passion is FOOD. She is always happy to discuss, to explore and to share culinary experience to like-minded individuals.