Drew Partridge is a Certified Financial Planner ® and runs his own independent financial planning practice: Ridgeback Financial Planning. He has over 11 years of experience in the finance sector, mainly in financial planning and business banking.

Drew is also a former Royal Marine and served as a Special Forces Communicator attached to the Special Boat Service, completing four tours of duty. He studied Business at the Queensland University of Technology, majoring in Economics. He also holds an Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning. Drew is a member of the Financial Planning Association of Australia. Drew completed the high watermark qualification for the Australian financial planning industry in 2019: the Certified Financial Planner ® Designation through the Financial Planning Association of Australia. He lives with his wife Rhian and son in the Gold Coast hinterland, and loves to train and participate in masters’ rowing regattas in his spare time.