The people behind Dimple.

Chartered accountant and corporate finance leader with 30+ years in Australian financial services. Pioneered accounting & wealth BPO in India and is a long-standing Australia-India business advisor. Former National Chair of the Australia India Business Council; now Director of Cricket Victoria, startup advisor, and investor. MBA (Finance), Monash; GAICD.

Professor Abbi Sharma is a career Board Director, Chief Digital and Transformation Executive, and University Professor with more than 25 years' experience advising boards and executive teams globally on governance, enterprise strategy, AI, technology and risk. A qualified director through the AICD, the Governance Institute of Australia and the Indian Institute of Directors, he authored the Seven Fault Lines transformation framework and is recognised for building AI-native, resilient enterprises. As Deputy Chairman, he provides strategic oversight of Dimple's AI-native platform, technology architecture, governance and growth strategy.

Entrepreneur of the Year. 13+ years building platforms across Asia. Three proven exits. Revolutionised health and wellness training models in the early 2000s that have since been replicated the world over. Executive Director of the Rebound Grp, developing a portfolio of ventures that address critical global health and social challenges across multiple domains. Former King & Wood Mallesons, Macquarie Group.

Technology advisor and enterprise architect with 20+ years across defence, financial services, and intelligent automation. Senior Advisor, Technology at the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG). Former GM, Technology at Reveal Group, with prior architecture roles at the Department of Defence, Transurban, and ANZ. Leads Dimple's platform architecture, infrastructure, and patent-pending token system.

International film, theatre and screen actress and classical Bharatanatyam dancer — the first South Asian global actor to lead screen projects across India, Australia, the US and UK. Credits span Netflix's 'Wedding Season' and 'The One', Gurinder Chadha's 'Beecham House', Oscar-nominated 'Lion', 'Tom & Jerry', and acclaimed Australian series 'The Twelve' (2023 Logie nomination) and 'Retrograde'. A pioneer of multicultural representation on Australian screens, in 2023 she became the youngest director — and first of Indian origin — appointed to the Board of Screen Australia. Ensures Dimple is built with genuine cultural empathy across South Asia.

Former DFAT senior official with two postings to the Australian High Commission in New Delhi, leading visa and migration integrity and bilateral engagement across South Asia. Recipient of the Secretary's Award (2021). Diplomatic and capacity-building experience spanning the Indo-Pacific, from Australia-India operations to regional development programs across the Pacific. Mandarin speaker; Master of Professional Accounting.

Co-Founder of APAC Innovation Hub and Hype Man Media, connecting and amplifying startup ecosystems across the Asia-Pacific. Global keynote speaker with 200+ engagements across 7 countries and 100+ startup ecosystems, and named Victorian Startup Ecosystem Hero of the Year 2025. Member of the Victorian Government's Multicultural Tech & Innovation Advisory Group. Brings cross-cultural partnership expertise spanning Australia, India, and China to Dimple's growth and partnership strategy.

7+ years turning shared values into social impact across climate action, food security, and community wellbeing. Key Relationships Officer at Environment Victoria. Former ygap philanthropy lead. Founded The Namaste Network — a grassroots initiative tackling isolation among Indian men in Melbourne. University of Melbourne MPA.

Bilingual child, adolescent, and young adult mental health counsellor with 15+ years in private practice across Geneva and Delhi. Author of "It's On Us! Sexual Violence Prevention Handbook" and "Break Point: Gender Violence in Sports." Adjunct Professor at Webster University Geneva. Vice President of Barefoot College International & Bindi International Suisse and Board Member at Hand in Hand Switzerland. Keynote speaker for the European Branch of the American Counseling Association. Member of the American Counseling Association, International School Counselor Association, and Swiss Association for Counselling.

Founder of Realign. Postgraduate psychology, commerce background. Impacted 156,000+ individuals across schools, universities, and global organisations. Education Advisor at R U OK? Regular contributor on ABC News Breakfast.

Led the Lived & Living Experience Workforce at Austin Health, with carer and family consultancy roles across the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Northern Health. Yale University Let(s)LEAD program in mental health leadership. Brings lived experience advocacy, family systems expertise, and intersectional cultural depth to the SUKHA Council — ensuring the framework remains genuinely accountable to the South Asian student populations it is designed to serve.

Suicide Prevention Advisor for APAC at LivingWorks Australia, leading evidence-based intervention across the region through ASIST and safeTALK. Her work is built on a core conviction: that suicide prevention belongs in the everyday places people live, and that trust determines whether a young person reaches out or stays silent. Oversees the integrity of Dimple's crisis escalation pathways and the suicide prevention grounding of the Dimple Accreditation Course.