Dr John McKinnon
McKinnon Family Foundation

Dr John McKinnon began his career in funds management before working in international development where he completed his PhD in social enterprise. 

Since 2012 John, together with his wife Sue, has managed the McKinnon Family Foundation, a private ancillary fund that focuses on climate change mitigation. 

In 2019 John co-founded Infrastructure Access Managers (IAM), to facilitate investment in unlisted infrastructure by impact investors. IAM’s first fund enabled IAM’s directors to play a significant role in facilitating the transition of the Port of Newcastle to a low carbon future.

Hear from John on the afternoon of conference Day 2 for member-led break-out session 1 'The media's role in the democracy and environmental crises'

In 2020, John led a philanthropic consortium to save Australian Associated Press  (AAP) from closure. More recently, John founded Impact Media Holdings (IMH) to facilitate impact investment in media. IMH made its first investment in early 2025. 

John sits on the board of The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility and AAP and is chair of The Australia Institute.