Anthony Coops has spent more than 25 years helping organisations grow, navigate change and make better decisions. He began his career in transactions and Deal Advisory, including several years in Russia, helping clients navigate acquisitions, investments and major business decisions in fast-moving and often unpredictable environments. That experience sparked an interest in how organisations create value, manage risk and make decisions when the stakes are high.
Over time, Anthony moved from helping organisations make investment decisions to helping them make better customer, operational and growth decisions through analytics and data. He went on to lead KPMG's Data & Analytics practice across Australia and Asia Pacific, before leading the firm's major pursuits, sales and growth functions. Working with some of Australia's largest organisations, he helped bring together diverse teams to solve complex challenges, pursue growth opportunities and deliver large-scale transformation.
As KPMG Australia's Chief Data Officer and AI Lead, Anthony is helping clients and KPMG navigate one of the most significant technology shifts in decades. Having previously led KPMG Australia's relationship with Microsoft and now leading the firm's strategic relationship with Google, he has worked closely with many of the organisations shaping the technologies businesses are now adopting.
He is also leading KPMG Australia's own AI transformation, giving him firsthand experience of the opportunities, challenges and governance considerations organisations face as they scale new technologies. His focus is helping organisations realise value while maintaining the trust, accountability and controls needed to move with confidence.
Throughout his career, Anthony has often found himself working on the challenges that sit between traditional functions and business units, where success depends as much on aligning people and priorities as it does on the tech itself. He has always been drawn to the harder problems, particularly those that don't sit neatly within a single team, function or discipline.
Anthony is passionate about bringing people together, turning ideas into action and helping teams achieve outcomes that would be difficult to deliver alone. His approach is simple: get the right people in the room, focus on what matters most, get things done and enjoy the journey.