Michael Shepherd has had a successful career in financial services over more than 40 years.  He was a director of ASX Limited and group between 1988 and 2007, including a term as vice-chairman between 1993 and 2007 and chairing several subsidiary boards and committees.

Michael is currently chairman of Navigator Global Investments Limited (a listed investment management company), a member of the Responsible Entity Compliance Committee of UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Limited and a director of Investsmart Group Limited, a listed financial services company. He is also a senior fellow and life member of Financial Services Institute of Australasia, after being a director of that body between 2001 and 2009, including two years as national president.

Michael has served on several charity and government boards, including being chairman of the Shepherd Centre for deaf children and Australian Hearing and a director of the Sir David Martin Foundation, The Committee for Sydney and The Mater Hospital.  He was awarded Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2015 for services to the finance sector and to charity.