Mark Papendieck

I help wealth management businesses replace legacy platform infrastructure with modern, non-custodial, client-centric solutions. Most wealth firms are still running on platforms built for a different era: expensive, slow, and structurally misaligned with how technology has reshaped the industry. At DASH, we've built the alternative. I've done this before. I co-founded Avanteos and as CEO lead Australia's first online wrap platform from concept to acquisition by a major bank. That experience shapes how I think about what wealth management businesses actually need, not just what the technology can do. Alongside this, I'm proud to be part of the hum[ai]n team that built the Compass, hum[ai]n's five-condition framework helping Australian SMBs adopt AI deliberately rather than accidentally. I've brought my practical experience to help shape the design of the diagnostic layer (Maturity Ladder, Readiness Radar, Destination Assessment) that sequences every engagement around where a business actually is, and to build the app behind it. More than just frameworks and principles, I'm passionate about the client adoption of the frameworks and principles, turning them into defensible, explainable AI plans they can actually stand behind, not just a slide deck of AI hype. I'm also a Founding Member of the AI Industry Association of Australia, focused on how AI governance intersects with wealth management infrastructure.