Philip Stern joined Port Jackson Partners in early 1992, shortly after the firm was founded. He has helped drive its growth and development since that time, serving clients on strategic and organisational matters in a diverse range of industries. His contributions to the firm's intellectual development include research into the evolution of Australia's Top 100 companies and his involvement in a review of Australia's energy reforms on behalf of the Business Council of Australia.

Prior to joining Port Jackson Partners, Philip was a consultant with McKinsey & Company and with Cresap (a division of Towers Perrin), where he gained extensive international management consulting experience. He joined McKinsey & Company's Sydney office in 1988.

In more than 25 years of consulting, Philip has assisted clients to address fundamental issues of strategy, organisation, operational effectiveness and governance. He has served clients in industries including financial services, airlines, agribusiness, energy, professional services, building and construction materials and insurance.

Philip has assisted a number of not-for-profit organisations on matters of strategy and governance. He has been on the Council of the Cranbrook School since 1998, and is currently serving as Treasurer. He was on the Council of the Harvard Club of Australia for more than 10 years, and was President of the Club from 2000 to 2002. His experience in the governance of for-profit organisations includes his role as a Director of the listed company SFE Limited (the Sydney Futures Exchange) from the time of its demutualisation through to its listing on the ASX in 2002.

Philip holds a Bachelor of Science degree (cum laude) in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, as well as a Masters degree in Business Administration (with Distinction) from Harvard Business School. He has lived in Australia since 1986 and is an Australian citizen.