RICARDO GONÇALVES

Ricardo Gonçalves is an experienced presenter, journalist, master of ceremonies and conference facilitator.

He currently presents SBS World News Australia, is SBS Finance Editor, hosts Small Business Secrets, hosts the SBS On the Money Podcast, and delivers bite-sized business and finance news on social media platforms TikTok and Instagram called “Ricardo’s Business”, while also fronting events like the 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit as MC and panel moderator.

Ricardo has also appeared on ABC News Breakfast as a panellist, guest-hosted Insight on SBS, was guest quizmaster on Have You Been Paying Attention?, and has had an audience of more than 250 million global viewers as Australia's Spokesperson for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest.

He has covered news globally, anchoring live from the 2019 Christchurch terror attack and has filed stories from the Middle-East, LA and New York's Ground Zero.

He's interviewed many of Australia's top CEOs, financial analysts and economists, and notes interviews with Virgin's Sir Richard Branson, Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as most memorable. 

Ricardo has also been a judge for the prestigious Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism and the Telstra Business Awards and is an Australia Day Ambassador.

He started his TV career as a regional news reporter (as Richard Goncalves) for WIN News Wollongong in 1998 and appeared on consumer affairs program Today Tonight.

His first metro role was as a video business journalist and producer for finance journalist David Koch in 2001, where he provided content for Sky News, Seven News, Sunrise and 2GB. 

In 2004 he moved to Melbourne to work as a video business journalist for Sky News and weekend reporter for National Nine News. He also volunteered as breakfast newsreader on radio station JOY FM (as Ric G). 

He returned to Sydney in 2007 to produce and anchor live rolling and breaking news on Sky News Business where his team won an ASTRA award for Best News Coverage for the Global Financial Crisis. 

He joined SBS in 2010.

He’s also an accomplished and in-demand MC, corporate speaker and conference facilitator fronting major events like the Telstra Business Awards, the Australia Day Address, Pitch@Palace, the Commonwealth Bank Property Pulse, Destination NSW Visitor Economy Forum and City of Sydney Future Asia Business Summit just to name a few.

Ricardo has also worked with the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and has volunteered his time assisting with migrant and LGBTI causes. 

He holds a B Commerce (Economics/Marketing) from the University of Wollongong and is of Portuguese heritage.