John Scully

Using tech to create the most financially empowered generation

John Scully is Head of Product at Sharesies, an online investment platform with almost 400,000 investors across New Zealand and Australia who’ve collectively invested over $1 billion. Sharesies mission is to give someone with $5 the same investment opportunities as someone with $5 million—a mission John is passionate about helping drive.

John supports Sharesies' desire to create loveable experiences for investors, making the product accessible and inclusive for people of all walks of life. A career product person, John has spent time in roles at tech and finance-based companies, including Kiwibank and at Xero prior to Sharesies.

Outside of his day job, John is a father to two young girls, Ada and Ivy, and has a serious side hustle as director and founder of Waitoa Beer, a Wellington-based craft beer brewery and accredited living wage employer.