The Pinnacle Foundation
Alex (Junbao) Yang is a skilled professional with extensive experience in accounting, risk consulting, and committee service. Currently serving as a Consultant in Risk Consulting at KPMG Australia, Alex also contributes as a Committee Member for The Pinnacle Foundation in Tasmania. Previous roles include Accountant at WLF Accounting & Advisory, Company Accountant at 7K Distillery, and financial positions in various organizations such as the Property Industry Foundation and the Australian Property Institute. Alex holds a Master's degree in Professional Accounting from the University of Tasmania and a Bachelor's degree in Property and Valuation (Honours) from RMIT University, complemented by certifications in architecture and foundational studies in Environmental Science. Demonstrated expertise includes tax planning, financial reporting, project assistance in large-scale construction, and event coordination within the property sector.
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The Pinnacle Foundation
The Pinnacle Foundation is Australia's LGBTQIA+ education charity. Our flagship program provides educational scholarships, mentoring and opportunities for young LGBTQIA+ Australians to realise their full potential. Our vision is for a more diverse and inclusive society with visible LGBTQIA+ role models. The Foundation awards multi-year scholarships nationally to students aged between 18 and 26 for fulltime study at public higher education institutions in Australia to achieve educational or vocational qualifications in any profession, trade or the arts. Every Pinnacle scholar is carefully matched with a mentor who will typically share the same academic and professional interests, gender identity and sexual orientation. The mentor acts as a role model. They will have walked the scholar’s path – and provide the encouragement, counsel and inspiration to support the scholar’s rounded development and the successful completion of their studies. Many of the young LGBTQIA+ people that Pinnacle supports have grown up in environments where they have been rejected because of who they are and how they identify. Many have experienced bullying, discrimination and abuse. We know that gaining an education can significantly change life for the better. Education increases our options, enriching and empowering us – it helps us to expand our life choices. Additionally, we ally with The University of Sydney Business School to deliver the LGBTQIA+ Executive Fellowship: https://www.sydney.edu.au/business/study/executive-education/lgbtqia-executive-fellowship.html. The Fellowship, the first of its kind in the Asia Pacific region, develops senior and executive leadership capabilities within the LGBTQIA+ community.