Our Advisory Board
The Melbourne Institute is advised by representatives from academic institutions, the business and finance sectors, and state and federal governments.
Chair
Dr Matthew Butlin
Chair and Chief Executive Officer, South Australia Productivity Commission
External Members
Ms Jenny Atta
Secretary, Victorian Department of Education & Training
Ms Glenys Beauchamp PSM
Secretary, Department of Health
Mr Michael Brennan
Chair, Productivity Commission
Ms Kathryn Campbell AO CSC
Secretary, Department of Social Services
Ms Karen Chester
Deputy Chair, Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)
Mr Chris Eccles AO
Secretary, Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet
Dr Steven Kennedy PSM
Secretary, Department of the Treasury
Mr Peter Harris AO
Board Member, Infrastructure Australia
Mr Matthew Hassan
Senior Economist, Economics, 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
Ms Melissa Skilbeck
Deputy Secretary, Regulation, Health Protection & Emergency Management, Victorian Department of Health & Human Services
Mr Innes Willox
Chief Executive, Australian Industry Group
The University of Melbourne Members
Professor Gary Banks AO
Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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 Bruce Preston
Professor of Economics, Department of 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
Professor Mark Wooden
Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, The University of Melbourne