Equity Trustees’ Managing Director, Mick O’Brien, talks about collaboration, opportunities and challenges, and what philanthropy means to him personally. Nicole Richards reports. Equity Trustees’ Managing Director, Mick O’Brien, talks about collaboration, opportunities and challenges, and what philanthropy means to him personally. Nicole Richards reports. Established back in 1888 as an independent trustee and executor company, Equity Trustees has become one of the largest distributors of philanthropic funds in Australia. With more than 500 charitable trusts and funds under management, funds distributed in 2016 exceeded $70 million. Equity Trustees’ Managing Director, Mick O’Brien, says the firm’s philanthropic services will continue to grow as the organisation deepens its collaborative approach and helps…