Director – Investment Strategy,
New Zealand Superannuation

Doug joined the Guardians of NZ Super in 2018 and is the strategy lead for private equity as well as having a particular focus on climate solutions. His role straddles asset allocation and portfolio management, with the application of a total portfolio approach being a key focus.

Doug’s career spans over 24 years, where he has held a variety of buy-side and sell-side investment roles. He was head of equities for ANZ Private Bank (NZ) before moving to Hong Kong with HSBC (2013-2018) where he spent much of his time in the global research division (part of global banking & markets) helping to establish and run their research offering to wealth clients. Originally from the UK, Doug started his career in the technology field.

Doug holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics from the University of Manchester, UK and an MBA (dist.) from the University of Canterbury.