The Crew


January 11, 2024

Stephen Mayne - Owner/publisher

Stephen Mayne is Walkley Award winning former newspaper journalist who co-founded Australia's best known ezine, www.crikey.com.au, and is now focused on driving greater accountability and transparency across corporate Australia through shareholder activism, whilst still writing for Crikey. As Australia's best known shareholder activist, Stephen is also the nation's most unsuccessful candidate, having run for 56 public company boards and various other bodies that wouldn't have him. He claims to have one of the world's biggest small share portfolios - almost 400 stocks worth less than $30,000 - which gives him a unique perspective on life as a small shareholder. Stephen has served two stints on the board of the Australian Shareholders' Association and is mid-way through his second stint as a City of Manningham councillor in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. He also served one term (2012-16) as a City of Melbourne councillor where he chaired the Finance and Governance committee and was deputy chair of the Planning Committee. Stephen is a regular in the media and did a weekly spot talking business on 774 ABC Melbourne for more than a decade. He has also written for Eureka Report, Intelligent Investor, The Drum, The Sunday Age, The New Daily, MichaelWest.com.au as well as appearing regularly on Sky News Business before it was shut. More information on Stephen is available here.

stephen@maynereport.com