Purpose
The Burrell Family Office exists to steward capital with purpose.
We back ideas, and partnerships that aim to create long-term value while contributing to a more sustainable, resilient, and responsible future.
Alongside commercial investment, we support philanthropy and venture philanthropy initiatives focused on humanitarian need, health-system resilience, and food security..
What we do
Our work spans four connected areas:
Private investment
Backing enterprises, assets, and opportunities with long-term potential, practical value, and strong strategic alignment.
Philanthropy
Supporting initiatives that respond to human need and help create enduring social value.
Venture philanthropy
Helping shape and strengthen scalable initiatives that can deliver wider system-level benefit.
Strategic engagement
Working across business, philanthropy, and partnerships where capital, relationships, and execution can drive meaningful outcomes.
Alan Burrell is an Australian entrepreneur, family office principal, and impact-focused leader working across private investment, philanthropy, and strategic partnerships.
Alan Burrell, Founder
Alan Burrell is an Australian entrepreneur, family office principal, and impact-focused leader working at the intersection of private investment, philanthropy, humanitarian action, and strategic partnerships.
He is the Founder of Burrell Family Office and Managing Director of Mercy Ships Australia. Across more than two decades of international work, Alan has connected capital, relationships, and execution to initiatives that create both practical outcomes and long-term public value.
His work spans private investment, venture philanthropy, blended capital thinking, and the development of cross-sector partnerships that strengthen health systems, community resilience, and sustainable development. This includes engagement across sub-Saharan Africa, the Asia-Pacific, and other underserved settings, with a particular interest in healthcare access, humanitarian resilience, medical supply systems, and scalable solutions that can deliver broader systems change.
Alan also serves as a Trustee of the IDCA Global Foundation. He speaks regularly on purposeful capital, family office engagement, systems change, global health resilience, and business as a force for good.
Topics Alan often speaks about
Strategic philanthropy and family office engagement
Blended capital and funding innovation
Leadership with purpose
Global health and systems strengthening
Business as a force for good
Legacy, values, and stewardship of wealth
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