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Meet Our Founders

The vision for Quest was born from our founders with deep, complementary experience across agriculture, sustainability, information technology, renewable energy, corporate law, and finance. United by a shared belief that nature must be valued and protected through science-based, economically viable mechanisms, the founding team brings together decades of leadership in their respective fields to build a trusted, global platform for ecological impact.

  • From the Land: With deep roots in agriculture and firsthand knowledge of the challenges and opportunities facing landholders, our team includes experienced farmers and regenerative agriculture advocates who have worked with nature for generations and  understand what it takes to manage productive landscapes while restoring biodiversity.

  • Driven by Data: Our information technology experts bring enterprise-grade experience designing and operating secure, scalable platforms. From field apps to AI pipelines and blockchain integration, they ensure the Quest ecosystem is built on trusted data, resilient architecture, and seamless interoperability.

  • Legally Grounded, Financially Sophisticated: Our legal and financial leaders have worked at the highest levels across infrastructure, renewables, and ESG finance. They bring the legal structures, governance models, and investor confidence needed to support capital deployment into nature and unlock new markets for verified ecological outcomes.

  • Innovating for Impact: With experience across renewable energy and climate projects, and corporate sustainability strategy, in Australia and beyond, our founders understand what it takes to scale emerging environmental markets and businesses, combining insight with on-the-ground implementation.

Together, the founders are building Quest not just as a platform, but as a movement - one that links landholders, investors, scientists, and technologists in a new economy where biodiversity and production go hand in hand.

Tony Clark

Founder

Tony is a technology leader with deep expertise in finance and logistics, architecting scalable, secure systems that power Quest’s mission for ecological and economic impact.

Rosie Downie

Founder

Rosie is a sustainability strategist with global experience in ESG, innovation, decarbonisation, and biodiversity, combining corporate insight with hands-on practical experience.

James Downie

Founder

James is a nature-positive farmer in Tasmania. By prioritising landscape resilience, James is proving that sustainable agriculture can deliver strong environmental and economic outcomes.

Leah Smythe

Founder

Leah has extensive experience in professional services, supporting clients in the renewable energy sector. She is passionate about biodiversity initiatives that restore land and benefit landowners and the wider community.

Andrew Clark

Founder

Andrew is a renewable energy lawyer and project strategist with 25+ years’ experience delivering complex, sustainable infrastructure across Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Australia.

Peter Downie

Founder

Peter is a sixth-generation farmer. Through decades of innovation, Peter demonstrates productive agriculture and ecological health can operate hand in hand and is in fact the only way to maintain long term inter-generational profitability.

Jenny Fong

Founder

Jenny is a veteran IT executive specializing in digital transformation and cybersecurity, driving Quest's technology initiatives towards sustainable and scalable solutions.

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