Geoff Summerhayes

Geoff Summerhayes has a unique set of commercial and regulatory skills as a former CEO and APRA Board Member, and is recognised as a global leader on climate change financial risk regulation.He has lead significant regulatory change on climate risk in Australia and globally, including as Chair of the Council of Financial Regulators Working Group on Climate Change, whose members include APRA, ASIC, RBA and Treasury. Internationally, Geoff was a member of the Executive Committee of the global standard setting body for insurance, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) and Chaired the UN Environment Program’s Sustainable Insurance Forum (SIF).His bold leadership contributed to a significant shift in the regulatory stance on climate change risk for the insurance sector.