Tim Macready

Tim is passionate about helping faith-aligned investors explore what it means to faithfully steward their investment portfolios to achieve alignment between their portfolio and their values. As Head of Global Multi Asset Investing, Tim works with faith-based and values-driven investors and advisors to help them explore and implement practical steps.

Tim's career has been focused on applying faith to investment portfolios. He graduated from Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) with a Bachelor of Commerce in Actuarial Studies, and then completed his Master of Divinity through the Australian College of Theology. He is a Certified Investment Management Analyst® and has passed advice examinations in both Australia and the United States.

Tim was previously Chief Investment Officer for a $1bn+ pension fund in Australia, before working with others to launch Brightlight in Australia. In 2022, Tim relocated to the United States and formed Brightlight, an EverSource Wealth Advisors Team, to support the growing movement of investors seeking to align their faith and portffolio. Tim's work in faith-driven and impact investing has gained global recognition, with his portfolios and research receiving awards both in Australia and globally.

Having spent his teenage years on the mission field in Papua New Guinea, Tim is passionate about allocating capital to emerging and frontier markets to support human flourishing and has actively allocated capital for impact in Asia, Africa, and other emerging markets. He is a supporter of, and was involved in reviewing the Nairobi Declaration on Christian Impact Investing in Frontier Markets.

On the weekend, he can often be found in the mountains - hiking, snowboarding or cycling. Until leaving Australia, he was a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church of Australia and served on several denominational governing bodies and other faith-based ministries. Tim and his family attend Wellspring Church in Englewood.

You can find more of Tim’s story as recorded by Faith Driven Investor here.