Malcolm Turnbull

The Honourable Malcolm Turnbull AC, Australia’s 29th Prime Minister, reformed Australia’s personal income tax, education and childcare systems, oversaw the legalisation of same-sex marriage and announced the construction of Snowy Hydro 2.0, the biggest pumped hydro scheme in the southern hemisphere. As a young lawyer, he successfully defended former MI5 agent Peter Wright against the British Government in the 1986 ‘Spycatcher’ trial before running his own investment banking firm and joining Goldman Sachs as partner. Mr Turnbull has been a successful venture capitalist and co-founded OzEmail Limited, the first Australian tech company to be listed on NASDAQ. He is currently a senior adviser to KKR and a director of the International Hydropower Association and Chairman of Australian Fortescue Future Industries. Mr Turnbull speaks and writes on a range of issues including cyber security, geopolitics and renewable energy.