Stephen Darke

Mr Darke was a Managing Director at Macquarie Group Limited, where he worked for 24 years in its global Asset Management and Investment Banking Groups until July 2022. He worked in New York from 2006 to 2018 where he specialised in Alternative asset management and corporate strategy, including co managed the Sass Macquarie Financial Strategies fund, a private equity fund which established, managed and facilitated capital events for eleven emerging alternative asset managers. Having worked in New York and London, he returned to Australia in 2018 after twelve years in the U.S. In July 2022, prior to his appointment as NGI CEO, he established Arch Advisors, an independent investment management consultancy focused on advising boutique asset managers. He is Member of the Independent Board Committee.