Our Advisory Board
The Melbourne Institute is advised by representatives from academic institutions, the business and finance sectors, and state and federal governments.
Chair
Ms Jenny Wilkinson PSM
Deputy Secretary, Fiscal Group, The Australian Treasury
External Members
Ms Jenny Atta
Secretary, Victorian Department of Education & Training
Professor Gary Banks AO
Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, The University of Melbourne
Mr Michael Brennan
Chair, Productivity Commission
Professor Matthew Butlin
Former CEO South Australia Productivity Commission
Ms Karen Chester
Deputy Chair, Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)
Mr Ray Griggs AO CSC
Secretary, Australian Department of Social Services
Mr Peter Harris AO
Former Chair, Productivity Commission
Mr Matthew Hassan
Senior Economist, Westpac Banking Corporation
Professor Shelley Mallet
General Manager, Research & Policy, Brotherhood of St Laurence
Mr David Martine
Secretary, Victorian Department of Treasury & Finance
Dr Brendan Rynne
Partner and Chief Economist, KPMG
Dr John Simon
Head of Economic Research, Reserve Bank of Australia
The University of Melbourne Members
Professor Mark Hargreaves
Pro Vice-Chancellor Research Partnerships & External Relations, The University of Melbourne
Professor Paul Kofman
Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne
Professor Jenny Williams
Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
Melbourne Institute Members
Professor A. Abigail Payne
Director and Ronald Henderson Professor, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, The University of Melbourne
Professor Roger Wilkins
Deputy Director & Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, The University of Melbourne
Ms Rachel Derham
Business Manager, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, The University of Melbourne
Professor Yuting Zhang
Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, The University of Melbourne
Associate Professor Nicolas Herault
Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, The University of Melbourne