Bernard Ripoll is an entrepreneur in business development who plays a leading role in the financial services sector following a long career as a federal member of parliament from 1998 until his retirement in 2016.
He is a director with public affairs firm SAS Group, and runs his own consulting firm Fresh in the financial services sector. He is also chief executive of financial services and development company Smart Capital Group and the Ethical Development Fund Australia.
Mr Ripoll was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer with responsibility for Financial Services, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and other agencies in the Treasury portfolio.