Anthony Liveris

Anthony Liveris (born 2 February 1992) is an Australian businessman and CEO of the biotechnology incubator, Proto Axiom,   as well as the President of Major League Pickleball Australia. Anthony is the son of former CEO and chairman of The Dow Chemical Company Andrew Liveris.

Early life and education
Liveris studied at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was Vice President of the university's College Republicans chapter. During a push to normalise same-sex relations across Ivy-league universities, Liveris said, "A true conservative should endorse empowering Americans to marry whom they love, not limit them." He went on to study at St. Antony's College at the University of Oxford. He is also a member of Milken Institute - Young Leaders Circle (YLC).

Career
Applecart

While studying, Liveris cofounded the data-analytics firm, Applecart. Applecart is a platform with $12.5 million in funding and more than $30 million in revenue, that enables advertisers to reach high-value business decision-makers. The platform uses publicly available data to map out the closest personal and professional relationships--the influencers--of those decision-makers that advertiser clients, such as KKR and Boeing, then market to with highly targeted messaging. Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel is a board member.

Proto Axiom

Liveris was appointed CEO of Proto Axiom in May of 2022. Proto Axiom is a biotechnology incubator with headquarters in Sydney, Australia. The biotechnology firm has announced partnerships with David A. Sinclair, Catalio Capital Management, and Corrs Chambers Westgarth CEO Gavin MacLaren, among others. The company has so far announced $15 million in funding.

Pacific Pickleball League (PPL)

Liveris is President of the Pacific Pickleball League (PPL), the official professional league of Australia. PPL has announced a partnership with America’s Major League Pickleball (MLP) forming 12 teams throughout Asia Pacific. Beach Volleyball Olympian Natalie Cook has joined Pacific Pickleball's board and is the owner of the Gold Coast Glory.

Political affiliations

Liveris has worked for Senator Mitt Romney's 2012 Presidential campaign, Tony Blair's Africa Governance Initiative and for former Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. In 2019, Liveris attended the U.S. State Dinner in honour of then Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Following the Australian Federal election of 2022, Liveris published a piece for the Australian Financial Review critical of Senator Amanda Stoker's views on the election. Liveris briefly worked for Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Future Initiative.