Both his Warsaw-born father, David (1922-2009), and his mother were immigrants from Poland.
[4] In 1991 he founded Thorney Investment Group and served as inaugural executive director until 2009.
[5] Thorney specialises in emerging companies across a broad range of industries including manufacturing, technology, mining services and resources.
He is also a member of the International Advisory Board for Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Ben-Gurion University School of Management.
[7] In June 2023, Waislitz was awarded a Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division for "service to the community through a range of organisations".