Chris is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Poynton Stavrianou, an independent corporate advisor based in Western Australia. Chris has over fifteen years of experience in mergers and acquisitions with Macquarie Capital in London and UBS in Sydney with a focus on the energy, utilities, infrastructure and industrials sectors. As a member of the Australian Treasury senior executive, Chris established and led Treasury’s Western Australian office, which advises the Australian Government on Western Australian trade and investment and the domestic economy.
Chris is an Adjunct Professor at the Business School of the University of Western Australia and is a member of council of Christ Church Grammar School. Chris received his BSc from the University of Western Australia, his MBA with Distinction from INSEAD, and his MPA from Harvard University where he was a fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government.