Matthew Grounds

Mr Grounds is a co founder of the Hearts and Minds Investment Leaders Conference which was the precursor to the formation of HM1. He is also the Co Executive Chair of Barrenjoey Capital Partners. Prior to joining Barrenjoey, he held a variety of senior roles at UBS including as CEO and Country Head for the ANZ business for 11 years, Joint Global Head of the Global Investment Banking business, and he served as a member of the Global Executive Committee for a number of years. In these roles, he has advised on many of the largest and most complex M&A and equity capital markets and corporate transactions. He is also Chairman of Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, and a Director of the Financial Markets Foundation for Children. He served as a member of UNSW Council for 18 years, retiring in 2025. He is Member of the Investment Committee.