Dr Andrew Monk

Andrew is Chairman of the Enervest Group: commercial scale DER renewables and developer of large scale utility BESS.

His experience and investment interests have been with public and private businesses in agri-food, energy, biopharma and waste resources sectors, focused on positive impact profitable investment pathways in these emerging and growing market sectors.

He has been an:

Owner/manager of horticulture operations and food processing (1990s -2000s).

Owner/manager of heavy plant design and manufacturing and waste recycling operations (2000s - 2010s).

Auditor of 1,000 innovative agri-operations across Australasia: livestock, broad acre, hort, agri inputs, reviewing the best and not so best, largest and smallest agri businesses and networks across these regions.

Manager of IP, research, research projects and industry research (AgriFood) programs.

‘Community service’ has included as CEO and then Chairman of a complex, diverse and evolving multi-sector Agrifood industry association, involving expert technical committees, government and multi-departmental liaison and lobbying, multi- and bilateral market access negotiations, standards (incl CTMs), regulatory design and revision.


Proudest personal achievement: raising two humans, inspiring them to be their true authentic, curious and awesome selves living in the most exciting century of opportunity on planet Earth yet.

Proudest manufacturing and design moment: beating the Germans (and they are good!) in competitive design and manufacturing tender for large industrial scale recycling machinery.

Proudest professional impact: directly and indirectly responsible for enabling scores of entrepreneurs and investors to become multi $XMs over the past decades, creating meaningful professional careers for many, delivering positive impact outcomes.


BSc, PhD, Adjunct Ass. Prof. of AgLaw UNE Armidale, 7of9, Graduate of AICD and ARLF.