THE BRICKX TEAM
BrickX's Management Team have extensive experience in providing property and investment related services to retail and wholesale investors across Australia.
The Management Team
The BrickX Management Team draws on decades of commercial experience across property, diversified investments, financial and technology industries to deliver a comprehensive and diversified selection of investments to the BrickX Platform.
Joe Galvez
CEO
Joe co-founded Thundering Herd, having brought to it over 20 years’ investment experience, having held senior financial advisory positions at Macquarie Bank where he was a member of the National Adviser Counsel, Citi Smith Barney where he was Senior Vice President and Merrill Lynch where he co-managed a debt book backed by both equity and derivative positions.
Joe has advised and invested in numerous companies ranging from early stage start ups through to publicly listed companies, successfully exiting his wealth management business venture which amassed in excess of $500m + in assets under advice.
Joe is the Responsible Manager of the Australian Financial Services License that Thundering Herd operates under and also holds various Board positions relating to investee companies of Thundering Herd.
David Rees
Chief Financial Officer
David has over 10 years of finance and professional services experience across a broad range of industries such as media, travel, entertainment & telecommunications. His expertise is centred around internal management reporting, external reporting, capital allocation, business performance and commercial management.
David’s focus areas within Thundering Herd include accounting & financial reporting, investor relations and corporate finance.
Chris Trieu
Tech Lead
Chris is a dynamic and versatile full-stack engineer that has comprehensive experience in Front-end Development, Back-end Development, DevOps as well as machine learning and data management. Chris is capable of utilising every facet of engineering team to deliver key projects for the business.
Chris leads the technology operation, research, evaluation and development in BrickX.
Michael Brown
Investment Manager
Michael has extensive experience in the financial services industry having held senior positions in both funds management and stock broking companies.
Michael was the Head of Australian Equities at the Myer Family Company Limited for over 7 years and co-managed the Aviva Investors “High Growth Fund” for 4.5 years. Over the past ten years, Michael has managed investment projects, developments and financing syndications valued at over $100m worth of commercial, residential and retail property transactions across Australia.
Michael is on the Board of BrickX Financial Services Limited.
Troy Harper
Property Adviser
Troy joined Linear Capital in 2003 as General Manager. He is responsible for overseeing the firm's project and investment operations, enterprise risk and resources to meet its needs. He has a strong background in retail and commercial property project management and development. Over his career he has worked and lived in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and China.
Troy has also been been Director and Responsible Manager for Aviator Capital from 2014 – 2023. He responsibilities included regulatory compliance, asset assessment and capital raising.
Troy has been active within the Australian business community, holding a number of senior roles within industry organisations, the most prominent of these was Board Delegate to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Director of the Australian Chamber Alliance. He has been Chairman of the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Vice President of the Property Council of Australia.
He holds a Bachelor of Economics Degree, majoring in Marketing from the University of Tasmania.
Sumeet Prasad
Financial Accountant
Sumeet has provided additional depth to the financial operations of BrickX. He comes tertiary qualified, also having gained experience previously working in global private companies and is currently completing his CPA.
Our Partners
We are proud to be supported by the following Suppliers and Partners.
Our Investment Philosophy
All our property investments are based on a purely results driven mandate, with the sole purpose of securing BrickX investors balanced and diversified investment opportunities.
Our Management Process
The Investment Team meets on an ongoing basis, reviewing the immediate and ongoing needs of the BrickX Investments Portfolio. Taking into account market conditions and the BrickX community, the Team aims to keep the BrickX investment strategy responsive.