Karl Mattingly
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Karl is the founding partner of Dysrupt Labs with a 25-year career at ANZ Bank in senior risk and international banking positions, followed by 17 years developing classified and commercial intelligence systems. He has lived, worked and been educated in Australia, Asia and the USA. During his banking career, he developed significant expertise in quantitative and judgment-based risk assessment, recognizing the critical gaps in traditional forecasting methods that led to founding Dysrupt Labs.
MBA, Columbia University | Banker, Accountant, Economist
Stephen Markscheid
Co-Founder & Director
Stephen brings over 35 years of international experience at Boston Consulting Group and General Electric, having lived and worked in China, the UK and the USA. He began his career with the US-China Business Council in Washington D.C. and Beijing. In addition to Dysrupt Labs, Steve serves as a non-executive director on various listed and private companies, is an active private investor, and is a trustee on the board of Princeton-in-Asia. His specialty at Dysrupt Labs is geopolitical risk analysis and corporate advisory.
MBA, Columbia | M.A., Johns Hopkins SAIS | B.A., Princeton
Professor Anne-Louise Ponsonby
Founder & Chief Scientist
Principal Investigator at the University of Melbourne and The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. Professor Ponsonby leads our scientific research and validation efforts with academic rigor. In addition to Dysrupt Labs, she is a foundation investor in several successful biotech startups. Her expertise encompasses medicine, epidemiology, quantitative methods, and working with complex "dirty" data - skills essential to our collective intelligence methodologies.
University of Melbourne | The Florey Institute | 400+ Peer-Reviewed Publications
Ian Clark
Founder, Chief Financial & Operating Officer
Ian oversees operations and finance with extensive experience across Australia, China, Japan, and the USA. His past roles include Partner at PwC, CFO of an Australian listed public technology company, CFO of an Australian Federal Government Agency, and COO of an Australian cyber-security company. In addition to Dysrupt Labs, Ian is an active private investor. His expertise in quantitative methods and real options analysis drives our financial strategy and operational excellence.
Chartered Accountant | Honours in Economics, ANU | Former PwC Partner
