Macgregor is the General Manager Corporate & Business Development where he’s responsible for mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments and partnerships, and data development. He is the executive sponsor for the Westpac Co-Lab, the FuelD Data Accelerator, and sits on the investment committee for Reinventure, Westpac’s $150m venture capital fund. Before joining Westpac in September 2016, Macgregor was a managing director at a private equity firm in New York, a senior executive at a Silicon Valley tech company, an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, and a corporate M&A lawyer. He graduated from Adelaide, Princeton and Harvard Universities. Outside Westpac, Macgregor hikes, camps and fishes whenever possible.
Article descriptionIn the first episode of a new podcast series “Tech in 10”, we unpack Westpac’s update on its new digital banking platform and partnership with buy now pay later giant Afterpay.
Article descriptionOn a recent trip to Australia, former Westpac CEO and ex-senior Treasury official David Morgan reflects on the reforms that are needed to lift economic growth, the challenges facing banks and his passion for reading, the arts and education.
Article description“Happily redundant” marked the beginning of Larry Diamond’s journey from investment banking to co-founder of payments fintech Zip Co, which involved plenty of ups and downs.
Article descriptionAt the 2019 Money20/20 conference, Westpac general manager corporate and business development Macgregor Duncan speaks with Ping An's chief innovation officer Jonathan Larsen.
Article descriptionIn a podcast, former Barclays CEO Antony Jenkins discusses growing up in northwest England, the challenges facing banks, technology, Trump and his love of Miles Davis.
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