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Joanna Bird

Consultant at Financial Markets Authority - New Zealand
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Joanna Bird is a seasoned executive with a strong background in law, regulation, and leadership, holding various senior roles in Australia and New Zealand, with expertise in strategic planning, policy development, and consulting.
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Greater Sydney Area, AU
Skills
  • Strategic Planning
  • Law
  • Consumer Protection Regulation
  • Academic Writing
  • Leadership
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Joanna Bird is a seasoned executive with a proven track record of driving regulatory policy and leading high-performing teams. As a Consultant at the Financial Markets Authority - New Zealand, she has provided strategic guidance to support the development of regulatory policy. Prior to this, Joanna held senior roles at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), including Executive Director, Financial Services & Wealth, and Director/Senior Executive, Strategic Policy. She has also lectured at the University of Sydney and practiced as a Solicitor at Allens, honing her expertise in corporate law and regulatory policy. Joanna's academic background includes a First Class Honours degree in Law from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney.

Experience

  • Financial Markets Authority - New Zealand
    • Consultant
      • Aug 2023 - Present
  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission
    • Executive Director, Financial Services & Wealth
      • Sep 2020 - Mar 2023

    • Executive Director, Wealth Management
      • Jan 2019 - Sep 2020

  • ASIC
    • Sydney, Australia
    • Senior Executive Leader, Financial Advisers
      • Oct 2012 - Dec 2018
      • Sydney, Australia

      Key strategy and problem solving role, leading and managing a team of 60 people, in person and remotely, across several Australian states. This team is responsible for all aspects of the regulation of the financial advice industry in Australia.. Responsible for front line supervision and monitori...

  • University of Sydney
    • Associate Professor, Sydney Law School
      • Feb 2010 - Jan 2013

      Responsible for teaching postgraduate and undergraduate courses in the areas of financial services regulation and regulatory theory and practice.Developed two new postgraduate courses in regulatory theory and financial services regulation.Conducted research in the area of financial services regul...

  • Bapepam-LK
    • Indonesia
    • Consultant
      • Feb 2010 - Oct 2012
      • Indonesia

      Consulted to Bapepam-LK, the Indonesian capital market and non-bank financial industry regulator on policies, procedures and organisational structure to assist in the development of regulatory policy.

  • ASIC
    • Sydney, Australia
    • Director/Senior Executive, Strategic Policy
      • Sep 2008 - Oct 2009
      • Sydney, Australia

      Built a successful career within ASIC culminating in my appointment as Director/Senior Executive, Strategic Policy. This role required me to lead and manage a strategic policy team of 25 lawyers in Sydney and Melbourne. The team was responsible for developing ASIC's regulatory policy and majo...

  • ASIC
    • Sydney, Australia
    • Assistant Director, Major Projects, Regulatory Policy, Senior Lawyer Regulato...
      • Jan 2001 - Aug 2007
      • Sydney, Australia

      Supported the work of the Director by providing strategic direction on policy issues. Provided policy advice to Government and ASIC staff and managed the legal and policy team.Prior to my promotion to Assistant Director I was engaged as a Senior Lawyer, assisting the Director in relation to regul...

  • University of Sydney
    • Lecturer, Faculty of Law
      • Jan 1995 - Dec 2000

      Lectured across the subjects of corporate law, public and private international law and contracts. Researched and wrote about corporate law and private international law.

  • Allens
    • Solicitor, Banking, Finance & Litigation
      • Feb 1991 - Jul 1996

      Practiced as a Solicitor for the banking and finance sectors as well as a precedents lawyer. Prior to working across the banking and finance sectors I practiced as a litigation solicitor.

  • High Court of Australia
    • Associate to McHugh J
      • Jan 1990 - Jan 1991

      Associate to the Hon. Michael McHugh, High Court of Australia, who served from 1989 to 2005.

Education

  • University of Oxford
  • University of Sydney
  • University of Sydney

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