Simon Papagiorcopulo
Geopolitical Risk Manager | Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited
Simon Papagiorcopulo joined ANZ in April 2024 to help manage the bank’s geopolitical risk function. In this role he produces tailored geopolitical risk assessments and advises management and clients. He supports portfolio and exposure reviews, stress tests, and crisis and response planning, as well as developing tools to enhance ANZ strategic risk management.
Previously, Simon worked for the Australian Government in strategic assessments, the University of Melbourne on Australia-India relations, and led a startup producing geopolitical risk analysis.
Simon was born in Melbourne and lived in Europe and the Middle East before completing secondary school in Australia. He has degrees in international relations and law from the Australian National University, where he specialised in Middle Eastern studies and international law.
