Shakeel Yusuf is the Director of SALD Consulting and a Registered Tax Agent specializing in R&D Tax Incentives, Export Market Development Grants (EMDG), and early-stage investor offsets. His unique, highly sought-after perspective is shaped by a career spanning both sides of the regulatory landscape, having served as a compliance reviewer inside AusIndustry and later as a Director in the Innovation & Incentives practice at PwC. A Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) holding an honors degree in Biotechnology Innovation, Shakeel has been advising companies since 2008 and has successfully secured millions of dollars in competitive funding—including Ignite, CRC-P, and Business Development Fund co-investments—for innovative Australian enterprises.
