Full Name
Deanne Stewart
Job Title
CEO
Company
Aware Super
Speaker Bio
Deanne Stewart is CEO of Aware Super, one of Australia's largest profit-for-member superannuation funds, responsible for more than $245 billion in funds under management.
Deanne brings more than 30 years of leadership experience across superannuation, wealth management, insurance and management consulting, spanning senior roles in Australia and internationally.
Deanne has led Aware through major transformation, including several mergers and a significant technology and data transformation to build a digital-first fund. Under her leadership, Aware launched a market-leading retirement proposition, including an innovative digital advice service, and has been named Pension Fund of the Year for three consecutive years.
Before joining Aware Super, Deanne was CEO of MetLife Australia. She has also held senior roles at BT Financial Group and Westpac, at Merrill Lynch Investment Management in New York, and at McKinsey & Company in London.
Deanne serves as a Director of the Super Members Council and Redkite, Chair of the Sydney North HealthCARE Innovation Precinct Executive Council, and a member of the Advisory Board of the Australian Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusion at Work at the University of Sydney. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from UNSW Sydney and an MBA from the Yale School of Management, completed as a Fulbright Scholar, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In 2025, she received the UNSW Alumni Award for Professional Achievement.
Deanne brings more than 30 years of leadership experience across superannuation, wealth management, insurance and management consulting, spanning senior roles in Australia and internationally.
Deanne has led Aware through major transformation, including several mergers and a significant technology and data transformation to build a digital-first fund. Under her leadership, Aware launched a market-leading retirement proposition, including an innovative digital advice service, and has been named Pension Fund of the Year for three consecutive years.
Before joining Aware Super, Deanne was CEO of MetLife Australia. She has also held senior roles at BT Financial Group and Westpac, at Merrill Lynch Investment Management in New York, and at McKinsey & Company in London.
Deanne serves as a Director of the Super Members Council and Redkite, Chair of the Sydney North HealthCARE Innovation Precinct Executive Council, and a member of the Advisory Board of the Australian Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusion at Work at the University of Sydney. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from UNSW Sydney and an MBA from the Yale School of Management, completed as a Fulbright Scholar, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In 2025, she received the UNSW Alumni Award for Professional Achievement.
