Stephen Higgins
Founder and Managing Partner
Mekong Strategic Partners
Stephen is a founder and Managing Partner of Mekong Strategic Partners (MSP), bringing to MSP two decades of experience in banking and financial services, communications, leadership, and strategy. At MSP, Stephen has specialised in Corporate Advisory, and has advised on some the largest transactions in Cambodia in recent years.
Prior to this, Stephen worked for ANZ Banking Group for 18 years, most recently as CEO of ANZ Royal Bank in Cambodia. Before moving to ANZ Royal Bank, Stephen was ANZ's Group Head of Investor Relations, responsible for ANZ's global investor relations program and for the management of ANZ's relationships with investors, brokers, ratings agencies, and market regulators. Stephen’s earlier roles in ANZ included roles in Corporate Banking and Esanda Finance, ANZ's leasing subsidiary.
Stephen has an MBA from Melbourne Business School, a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University, and a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University.