Matthew Chan
Matthew Chan
Managing Director, Public Policy and Sustainable Finance
Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA)
Matthew is based in Hong Kong and leads ASIFMA’s strategic and international policy advocacy on behalf of 160+ member firms comprising international investment banks, asset managers, professional services firms and market infrastructure providers operating across Asia Pacific’s capital markets. He also leads ASIFMA’s thinking and policy advocacy on Sustainable Finance market development.
Matt’s experience spans international commerce, financial services, technology, strategy, corporate governance, sustainability and environmental engineering. Previously, he was Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)’s Institutional Trade Processing (APAC) regional business head and prior to that was Director, Corporate Strategy (Global) & Head of Strategy, Industry Relations and Marketing (APAC) for Omgeo, a joint venture between DTCC and Thomson Reuters. He has also held corporate planning and strategy roles at PepsiCo International and Cadbury Schweppes, and business and policy advisor roles within the Australian Commonwealth Government.
Matt has Master of Commerce (Strategic Value Management), Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) and Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental – Hons) degrees. He completed the Asialink Leaders Program in 2016, and became a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) in 2018.
Matthew holds British and Australian citizenship.
