Mark Rider was appointed as chief investment officer (CIO) in February 2022.
Mark has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is responsible for the delivery of investment outcomes across Brighter Super’s range of superannuation investment options and for managing the Investments team.
Mark started his career at the Reserve Bank of Australia and was a winner of its prestigious postgraduate scholarship.
He has worked in various leadership roles, including as the Australian chief economist for UBS Investment Bank, the CIO for wealth and private banking at ANZ and the CIO of Christian Super.
During his previous role as Christian Super CIO, and again at Brighter Super, Mark has led a team that has delivered a significant improvement in investment performance. Returns for Brighter Super’s MySuper option were in the top quartile of SuperRatings’ SR50 MySuper Index for three years to 30 June 2025, reflecting the success of the fund since the LGIAsuper and Energy Super merger in 2021.
Mark holds a Master of Science (Economics) and Bachelor of Economics (Hons).
