# Ian Brightwell

> Ian Brightwell is a startup investor at University of New South Wales (Sydney). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [University of New South Wales](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-new-south-wales)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-brightwell-a038573/

Ian Brightwell is a startup investor at University of New South Wales in Sydney. Ian is an experienced technology leader and academic. He specialises in program and portfolio management and technology governance with a particular focus on information security. In addition to postgraduate qualifications in information systems and management he is Certified by ISACA in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) and a trained GatewayReviewer for NSW ICT programs.He currently provides advice to organisations on how to improve their technology and program governance. He is a gateway reviewer for government providing program assurance advice. He also provides executive advice on how organisations can effectively and efficiently improve their security posture.In his academic roles he provides submissions to various parliamentary committees on ICT governance, cyber security and the use of technology in elections. He also is the moderator for an IT Governance masters level course run by Charles Sturt University.Ian was CIO and Director of IT at the New South Wales (NSW) Electoral Commission in Australia. His role was responsible for the provision of all IT infrastructure and information security for the Commission and led NSW electronic voting initiative (iVote) at the 2011 and 2015 elections.

## About University of New South Wales

VC Fund · Sydney, Australia

The University of New South Wales is an Australian public university. Established in 1949, it is ranked among the top 60 universities in the world according to the QS World University Rankings.

5 contacts available at University of New South Wales.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ian Brightwell | Adjunct Faculty Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-brightwell |
| Ken Ho | Professor of Medicine | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-ho |
| Kondo Zinsou | Professor for Materials Energy Research Laboratory | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kondo-zinsou |
| Mark Diesendorf | Associate Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-diesendorf |
| Michael Hitch | Assoc. Professor, Director and Mitsubishi Chair in Sustainable Mining | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-hitch |

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