Mark Bouris, Executive Chairman, Yellow Brick Road

Mark Bouris is one of Australia’s leading financial entrepreneurs who grew up in Punchbowl in Western Sydney. In 1996 he established Wizard Home Loans, being one of the first of the new lenders to challenge the big banks in the home loan market. By 2004 Wizard had expanded across Australia and New Zealand with some 300 branches and after selling Wizard in 2004 to GE, Mark went on to establish Yellow Brick Road Wealth Management in 2007.

Mark’s philosophy has been that all Australians deserve access to quality financial advice and Yellow Brick Road has built a national branch network with the aim to bring first class financial services to the suburbs.

Mark is a respected and influential member of the community. He is a former trustee of Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum and chaired the Federal Government’s expert group on consumer protection in electronic commerce which in 2000 recommended to the Minister a world-class code of conduct for Australian businesses operating over the internet.

Mark is an Adjunct Professor for Banking & Finance and Business Law & Taxation at the University of New South Wales Australian School of Business and speaks to undergraduate, postgraduate and prospective students about leadership, success, and global economics. He also sits on the UNSW Australian School of Business Advisory Council Board.

Mark is the author of Wealth Wizard and The Yellow Brick Road to Your Financial Security, and he writes a number of financial columns for some of Australia’s most recognised publications, including Sydney Morning Herald, Melbourne Age, BRW, Real Living, Smart Property Investment and Business Spectator. He is also the host of Channel 9’s The Apprentice Australia and Celebrity Apprentice Australia.

The Board of Trustees of the University of Western Sydney has resolved to confer the award of Honorary Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, on Mark Bouris for distinguished service to the financial services industry in Australia.

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