Career
Rowe"s career included over 20 years of work in investment banking, establishing the Australian offices of Salomon Brothers. He held numerous positions with the Wall Street investment bank in Australia and the United States, before joining Citigroup when it bought Salomon Brothers and holding the position of chairman of investment banking with Citigroup Global Markets. He left in 2005 to become chairman of Rothschild Australia.
Rowe served as Chancellor of Bond University on the Gold Coast, Queensland from 2003 to 2009.
In May 2009, Rowe was awarded an Honorary Doctorate at Bond, to coincide with the end of his term. He continues to serve as a Trustee Board Member at Bond.