Michael Drew

Committee Membership

• Investment Committee (Chair)
• Risk and Compliance Committee

Qualifications

• PhD, Economics, The University of Queensland
• Master of Economic Studies, The University of Queensland
• Bachelor of Economics, The University of Queensland

Background

Dr Michael Drew is an Employer-Representative Director nominated jointly by VCCI and Business NSW. Michael served as a Consultant to the former CareSuper Board and the Investment Committee from 1 July to December 2022. He is currently a Director of Jobs Queensland, and a Director of the Investment Committee Pty Ltd. He’s also the Chair of Volunteering Australia, the Chair of St Vincent’s Foundation Queensland, the Investment Committee Chair of Governance Institute of Australia (GIA), and a Trustee of Mary Aikenhead Ministries.

An experienced financial economist, Michael is a co-founder of Drew, Walk & Co. He’s a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Life Member of FINSIA. He’s also a Professor of Finance at Griffith University, with more than 85 published scholarly papers.

Michael brings to the Board more than 30 years’ experience in financial services and a focus on finance, investments, retirement income, and governance. Before joining the Board at CareSuper, Michael was a Trustee Director at QSuper and Advisor to the Investment Committee at Australian Retirement Trust.