The Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) is a not-for-profit organisation established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in 2024 to harness technology and foster innovation for more efficient, resilient, and inclusive financial ecosystems through global partnerships. GFTN organises convening forums, offers advisory services on innovation ecosystems, provides access to transformative digital platforms, and invests in technology startups with the potential for growth and positive social impact through its venture fund.
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Co-Founder, Constantinople
Mac has over twenty years' experience in banking, technology and private equity in New York, Silicon Valley and Sydney.
Most recently Mac was Chief Development Officer at Westpac responsible for M&A, Venture Investments, Partnerships and Growth Initiatives. Mac also launched and ran Westpac's new digital bank, including partnerships with Afterpay and 10x.
Earlier, Mac was a Managing Director at a private equity fund in New York founded by Vikram Pandit, where he led investments in fintech. Before that, Mac worked at a Silicon Valley startup, as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, and as a corporate lawyer in New York. He started his career as associate to Justice Michael Kirby at the High Court of Australia.
Mac has sat on the boards of numerous tech companies in Australia and the US.
He graduated from Adelaide University, Princeton's School of Public & International Affairs, and Harvard Law School.
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