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Phil Hayes-St Clair - SYDNEY
Executive Chairman

Phil designed and established HSC & Company.

Phil's entrepreneurial leadership and the expertise of HSC & Company's advisory board has been the driving force behind the firm's growth and reputation as Australia's specialist philanthropy and community investment consultant.

Since 2008 HSC & Company has developed client relationships with Australia’s top businesses and private foundations and helped solve pressing challenges in the fields of corporate community investment and private philanthropy.

Phil has developed two distinct practices at HSC & Company.

The corporate community investment practice the firm brings foresight, knowledge, and a practical approach to helping management make decisions on the design and implementation of authentic corporate community investment strategies. In doing new directions are exposed that match business growth and find the right balance between enhancing reputation and achieving social impact. This unique skill set is leveraged into the private philanthropy practice where expert advice is provided to individuals,  families and professional service firms. This includes establishing Private Ancillary Funds and other charitable trusts, providing services in high-quality administration, governance and grant making, and connecting clients with leaders in the social field.

Twice nominated for Australian of the Year for his philanthropic contributions, Phil founded Suncorp’s Ride 4 Research charity bike ride program which delivered over $580 000 in two years for the Queensland Institute of Medical Research. Prior to this Phil represented Australia on the men’s triathlon team and has competed at a semi-professional level in road cycling.

Phil has a Bachelor of Applied Science from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and a Graduate Diploma of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management. Phil is a guest lecturer at QUT and provides a twice annual lecture to first-year undergraduate Information Technology students on how technology can better enable philanthropy. Phil is also a passionate private aviator.

Professionally, Phil has consulted to a variety of organisations and currently holds an executive role with Transfield Holdings.

What our clients say

  • HSC & Company helped us to move from well-intentioned but impractical thoughts to a strategy that matched our objectives with our capacity to deliver value for ourselves and our partners.

    Bruce Meagher
    Director, Strategy & Communication
    SBS Corporation
  • HSC & Company uses its unique expertise to help families develop meaningful and effective philanthropic strategies.

    Rick Walker
    Managing Director
    Stewart Partners
  • We have greatly benefited from the research and guidance HSC & Company has given us. Their input added credibility and transparency to our processes to ensure we focused on selecting a major charitable partner.

    Mary Jung, CSR Manager
    Wilson HTM Investment Group
  • HSC & Company helped reshape our well established Foundation to better support our corporate multi-brand strategy. Their understanding of the philanthropic and community investment landscape really sets this team apart.

    Judith Lewis, St.George Foundation
    St.George Bank
   

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