Michael McAlary

Founder and CEO

BCom, CPA, Dip FS (FP), DFS (MBM)

Australian Financial Services and Australian Credit License holder 285043

Michael has worked in financial services since 1983 in Australia, NZ, Asia, UK, Europe and the USA. His experience spans retail banking, superannuation and funds management, insurance, global markets and investment banking.

Commencing his career at Price Waterhouse Michael has gone on to be a successful entrepreneur having started and sold or listed a number of businesses. He continues to own Chairmont a successful management consulting business and he has been a director of Australian Securities Exchange listed companies.

Michael is an adviser to:

• Australian Federal Treasury on the financial services and energy sectors
• Australian Energy Regulator
• Australian Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
• Australian Department of Defence

Michael was a:

• Independent member of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Risk Panel
• Member of the Australian Bankers' Association Uniform Credit Code Taskforce.

In Michael's spare time he enjoys watching all football codes, as well as playing touch football. Michael is also known for his love of sailing and skiing. He has won national and state titles in sailing and owns a yacht that he enjoys taking out on the weekends or overnighting. Michael is a member of the Perisher Blue Ski Patrol and enjoys skiing overseas. He enjoys reading with particular interest in politics, economics, history and psychology. Michael is married with 3 children.