John Walker AM

John Walker AM, who was Chairman of Macquarie Capital Asia and Chairman of Macquarie Group, Korea, retired in 2020 after a 24-year career with Macquarie Group.

John spent 23 years in Asia, initially in Korea where he led the establishment of Macquarie’s business there, and then more broadly across Asia in his regional role. Prior to Macquarie John had a 26-year career in Government in Australia where his roles included Director General of Transport in New South Wales and the Chief Executive of the Chief Ministers Department in the Australian Capital Territory. Across all these roles John has led businesses and new initiatives in the energy and infrastructure sectors across project development, advisory and funds. In recognition of his achievements John was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1998 in recognition for his role in development of the transportation plan for the Sydney Olympics and his contribution to Government reform. Some years later he received a Citation from the President of Korea for his contribution to the development of Korea’s capital markets.

John remains based in Asia and has established and Chairs Eastpoint Partners Limited which provides a range of advisory services focusing primarily on the energy transition. He also holds a broad range of board positions with a number of global companies.

In his spare time John has published a number of Children’s’ books and is also a published singer songwriter with three albums to his name to date. The proceeds of both the book and album sales are donated to a range of charities across Asia.