Stephanie Ward

Steph specialises in providing commercial and financial advice to central and local government, with a focus on infrastructure and urban development. She supports her clients to make informed investment decisions and run transactions to deliver the project objectives. This includes taking an enterprise-wide approach to prioritisation, developing robust business cases, and tailoring commercial structures and procurement processes to meet the needs of her clients. She works closely with her colleagues in Debt Advisory, Asset Management and Major Projects Advisory to provide integrated advice across the full project lifecycle. Steph brings both a global and local lens to develop solutions for New Zealand’s complex infrastructure needs, having worked in Canada, the United Kingdom and across New Zealand. Prior to KPMG, Stephanie worked in commercial roles for the New Zealand Treasury and Her Majesty’s Treasury in the United Kingdom.