The Hon. Ambassador Joe Hockey (Ret.)

Before founding Bondi Partners, Joe served as Australia’s Ambassador to the United States of America, taking up his posting in Washington in January 2016. Notably, Joe was responsible for Australia’s relationship with the U.S. during the final year of President Obama’s tenure and the first three years of President Trump’s first term.

As Ambassador, Joe emphasized the importance of a free and fair trade and investment partnership between the U.S. and Australia, while promoting innovative infrastructure investment throughout America.

Previously, as the elected Treasurer of Australia, Joe was responsible for all aspects of the Australian economy, helped shape the modern financial system in Australia and chaired the highly successful G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings in 2015. Joe was an elected member of the Australian Parliament for nearly 20 years and was appointed to numerous Cabinet roles including Minister for Workplace Relations and Minister for Human Services.

Having previously worked as a banking and finance lawyer with a major Australian law firm, Joe now also serves as a director on a number of boards in Australia and the United States including as Chair of Freedman Electronics and a director of the NRL’s newest Rugby League franchise, the Perth Bears.

Since Bondi Partners was founded in 2020 Joe spearheads the firm’s global strategic direction. He provides strategic advice to clients, identifies emerging investment opportunities across Australia, the U.S. and the U.K. for our 1941 Investment Fund and leads our work on mergers and acquisitions. Since 2020 Bondi Partners has provided strategic advice on more than $17bn of transactions.