Meet Dawn Kanelleas: The small cap investor who thrives on competition

If I asked you to describe the background of a professional investor, I’m willing to bet you would not have picked someone who has a PhD in chemistry. But that’s exactly who Dawn Kanelleas is. 

After running through the full gamut of the University of Sydney’s prestigious science program, she pivoted to a career in finance. But it wasn’t smooth or consistent sailing - and one look at her LinkedIn could tell you that.

In this edition of Success and More Interesting Stuff, Kanelleas sits down with me to discuss the transition from science and academia to finance and finally her current role - small and mid cap investing at First Sentier Investors.