Mark Burrows AO is a veteran investment banker and corporate leader with a global career spanning London and Australia. He co-founded Baring Brothers Burrows, one of Australia’s pioneering investment banks, and went on to hold senior leadership roles as Managing Director and Deputy Chairman of ING Barings in London, inaugural Chairman of Lazard Australia, and Vice Chairman of Credit Suisse’s Global Investment Bank. Over more than three decades, he has advised on landmark corporate, sovereign, and government transactions and was instrumental in the development of Australia’s compulsory superannuation system and the creation of ASIC, the country’s corporate regulator.
Mark has served as Chairman or Deputy Chairman of Brambles, Telstra, and Fairfax Media, and has held directorships across leading companies including Healthscope and Coates Hire. A long-standing advocate for aligning finance with sustainability, he currently serves as Special Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme and UNDP, Senior Advisor to the Climate Bonds Initiative in London, and sits on the Asian Board of The Nature Conservancy. He has also advised Macquarie Bank on climate finance and renewable energy and remains a frequent contributor to international forums on green finance, policy, and climate adaptation.