Malcolm Turnbull
29th Prime Minister of Australia (2015-2018)
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Australia’s 29th Prime Minister (2015-2018) had international careers in law, business and the media before entering politics at the age of 50.
As Prime Minister, he 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. Mr Turnbull embarked on
the largest peacetime investment in Australian defence capabilities and set out
Australia’s first national cybersecurity strategy.
Globally, Mr Turnbull played a leading
role in reviving the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP-11 or CPTPP) after the United States withdrew. He also
struck deals with US Presidents Obama and Trump to accept refugees who tried to
arrive in Australia illegally by boat.
As a young lawyer, Mr Turnbull
successfully defended former MI5 agent Peter Wright against the British
Government in the 1986 “Spycatcher”
trial before entering business where he ran his own investment banking firm for
a decade before joining Goldman Sachs as a partner in 1997. Both before and
after his political career, Mr Turnbull has been a successful venture
capitalist. He co founded OzEmail Limited, the first Australian tech company to
be listed on the NASDAQ.
Since leaving politics, Mr Turnbull has
resumed his business career. He is a senior adviser to KKR and an investor in,
and adviser to, many Australian technology businesses. He is 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.
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