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How Richard White’s humble tech nerd image came undone

How Richard White’s humble tech nerd image came undone

Why he clung on to his job at the top of WiseTech despite an $11 billion fortune as his personal life disintegrated is a question only he can answer.

Max Mason, Kate McClymont and Nick McKenzie
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As Australia shutdown amid the COVID-19 lockdown of early 2020, WiseTech founder Richard White received an interesting LinkedIn invitation.

Former Sydney criminal lawyer Zena Nasser added him on the business social media platform and the pair began chatting. It was a critical time for WiseTech, whose logistics software is used by international shipping companies and port agencies. The pandemic was severely restricting supply chains and movement around the world.

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Max Mason
Max MasonSenior reporterMax Mason covers insolvency, courts, regulation, financial crime, cybercrime and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max's journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason Connect with Max on Twitter. Email Max at max.mason@afr.com
Kate McClymontSenior ReporterKate McClymont is chief investigative reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald. Connect with Kate on Twitter. Email Kate at kmcclymont@smh.com.au
Nick McKenzieInvestigative reporterNick McKenzie is an Age investigative journalist who has twice been named the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year. A winner of 14 Walkley Awards, he investigates politics, business, foreign affairs, human rights and criminal justice. Email Nick at nickmckenzie@protonmail.com

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