JACOBS WILLIAMS - Key Persons

Dara L Kretschmer - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Principal
Trained as a lawyer in the USA and graduating from Duke Law School, Dara Kretschmer began her career with internships at the Melbourne law firm of Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks and the intellectual property firm of Fish and Neave in New York City. Thereafter, she worked with the law firm Wilkie Farr and Gallagher in New York. Dara then moved across to investment, taking a role with the value equity firm Oppenheimer Capital. She was responsible for their market entry into Australia and ongoing business development and marketing activities. Outside of her responsibilities at Jacobs-Williams, Dara is an accomplished artist (www.darakretschmer.com).

John F Wilson - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Principal
John has had a long career in the investment management industry in both the USA and Australia. He spent the majority of his career with PIMCO, a specialist fixed interest manager. More recently he has served as a senior advisor to Goldman Sachs Asset Management and as a Board member of Ord Minnett, QIC, LGIA Queensland, The NSWALC, Etihad Stadium, CoFunders, and Domus Private. He is also the Chairman of the Australian Rugby Foundation and a former Board member of Rugby Australia.