Nicholas Shaw, BCom LLB CA, 34 (at Jan 1 2008), grew up in Goondiwindi in southern Queensland and was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane, before attending the University of Queensland, and then qualifying as a chartered accountant. He was introduced to the understanding of the human condition in 1992 by school friend and FHA member Richard Biggs. Nick moved to Sydney in 1999 to directly support the FHA. Nick works at a chartered accountancy firm in North Sydney and plays an important role in managing FHA finances.