Joseph Healy, Co-Founder of Judo Bank and Malu Health Group, Joins #CapTech2026 Australia to Discuss Innovation, Capital & Leadership
Bringing Banking Innovation, Capital & High-Growth Leadership at #CapTech2026 CapTech2026 Australia welcomes Joseph Healy, Co-Founder of Judo Bank and current Co-Founder and CEO of Malu Health Group, with more than three decades of leadership experience across banking, capital markets, entrepreneurship, and organisational transformation. Before launching Malu Health Group in 2025, Joseph held senior executive roles across Judo Bank, NAB, ANZ, Citibank, CIBC World Markets, and Lloyds Bank. In 2016, he co-founded Judo Bank, a specialist SME bank that raised $1.5 billion in private capital, including one of the most significant pre-revenue capital raises in Australian corporate history. Under Joseph’s leadership, Judo Bank grew from a start-up concept into a profitable publicly listed company within four years, becoming the fastest start-up bank globally to achieve profitability and earning global recognition for its high-growth performance and workplace culture. Global Perspectives on Leadership, Psychology & Business Transformation Joseph Healy combines executive leadership with exceptional academic depth, holding qualifications across Psychology & Neuroscience of Mental Health, Finance, Banking, International Management and Contemporary Chinese Studies from institutions including SOAS University of London, London Business School, King’s College London and the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (Scotland) and Senior Fellow of FINSIA, Joseph is also the author of five books exploring banking, entrepreneurship, governance and economic reform. Alongside serving as Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland Business School, he contributed to national finance curriculum advisory panels, bringing globally informed insights into leadership, innovation and economic transformation to #CapTech2026 Australia. Why His Perspective Matters at #CapTech2026 Australia? Joseph Healy brings first-hand experience in building and scaling one of Australia’s most recognised high-growth banking ventures. Under his leadership, Judo Bank evolved from a start-up concept into a publicly listed institution within four years, achieving one of the most significant pre-revenue capital raises in Australian corporate history and becoming the fastest start-up bank globally to achieve profitability. The bank was later recognised as LinkedIn’s #1 Place to Work in Australia and ranked among the Financial Times Top 5 Fastest Growing Businesses in Asia-Pacific. At #CapTech2026 Australia, his experience offers valuable insights into leadership, investor confidence, capital strategy, organisational growth and building future-focused businesses in highly competitive markets. #CapTech2026 Australia Powering Global Conversations in Healthcare & Innovation The strength of the room matters. #CapTech2026 is built to convene leaders who can open doors, accelerate growth, and move conversations forward. Continuing the Global Dialogue at our upcoming event on…. Event Overview Thursday, 24 September 2026 Friday, 25 September 2026 Brisbane | 28 September 2026 Sight Seeing & Social Activities Because growth requires more than connections – it requires execution! Apply to Register Growth needs the right room. Secure your place now. Click Here Follow & Subscribe to stay ahead of what’s next.
