BMaster of Economics ANU 1974
Career highlights
- Dean and CEO, The Australian and New Zealand Productivity School of government 2013 - present
- Chairman of the Australian Government's Productivity Commission 1998 - 2012
- Leg GATT research on counter trade and consultant to OECD and World Bank on Anti-dumping policy
- Headed major Australian inquiries on key public policy issues, including research and development, private health insurance, gambling and housing affordability
- Member of the West Review of Higher Education
- Chair of the intergovernmental Steering Committee on Government Service provision and its working group on indigenous disadvantage
- Leadership of the Productivity Commission since its inception in 1998
Career philosophy
"Do what needs to be done, and do it as well as you can!"