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The e61 Institute is an independent, non-partisan, and non-profit research organisation. Our research and operational activities are supported by McKinnon (previously knows as The Susan McKinnon Foundation), the University of New South Wales, and the Becker Friedman Institute.

Board Members

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Greg Kaplan

Chairman
Professor, University of Chicago

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Guy Debelle

Non-Executive Director
Chair of FundsSA, board member at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Tivan and at e61 Institute, adviser to the Investment Committee at FundsSA and chairs the advisory board of Famille Capital, honorary Professor of Economics at the University of Adelaide

David Gruen

Non-Executive Director
Australian Statistician, Australian Bureau of Statistics

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Jo Wood

Non-Executive Director
Company Secretary

Research Committee Members

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Greg Kaplan

Chair of the Research Committee
University of Chicago

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Lorraine Dearden

University College London

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Erik Hurst

University of Chicago

Bruce Preston

Bruce Preston

University of Melbourne

Policy Advisory Committee

Dr Angelia Grant is Australia’s G20 Sherpa and Deputy Secretary, Macroeconomic Group at the Treasury
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Dr Angelia Grant

Deputy Secretary, Macroeconomic Group

Treasury

David is Partner in the KPMG Consulting Division
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David Bradbury

Partner Consulting Division

KPMG

Jenny Atta PSM is Secretary of the Department of Health
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Jenny Atta PSM

Secretary

Department of Health

Professor Eric Knight is Deputy Vice Chancellor (People and Operations) at Macquarie University
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Professor Eric Knight

Vice Chancellor (People and Operations)

Macquarie University

Guy Debelle is Adviser to the Investment Committee of Australian Retirement Trust, a board member at FundsSA, a non-executive director at Tivan and an honorary Professor of Economics at the University of Adelaide
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Guy Debelle

Chair of FundsSA, board member at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Tivan and at e61 Institute, adviser to the Investment Committee at FundsSA and chairs the advisory board of Famille Capital, honorary Professor of Economics at the University of Adelaide

Rob Stokes is Industry Professor for ESG at Macquarie University
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Rob Stokes

Industry Professor for ESG

Macquarie University

Sam Reinhardt is Parliamentary Budget Officer
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Sam Reinhardt

 Parliamentary Budget Officer

Financial Statement

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Dr Angelia Grant

Dr Angelia Grant is Australia’s G20 Sherpa and Deputy Secretary, Macroeconomic Group at the Treasury

Dr Angelia Grant is Australia’s G20 Sherpa and Deputy Secretary, Macroeconomic Group at the Treasury. She has previously held senior roles in the Australian Treasury and has served as an Alternate Executive Director on the Board of the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC, where she represented the Asia and Pacific constituency. She holds a PhD in economics from the Australian National University.

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David Bradbury

Partner Consulting Division KPMG

David joined KPMG Australia as a Partner in August 2024 in the firm's Consulting Division, bringing over 20 years of experience in tax and economic policy, regulation, the law, government, and executive leadership. Before joining KPMG, he spent a decade in Paris as a senior executive at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), where he served as Deputy Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration and played a central role in the OECD's tax work. Prior to his time at the OECD, David was a corporate tax lawyer, a Mayor, a Member of the House of Representatives in the Australian Parliament, and a Minister in the Australian Government.

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Jenny Atta PSM

Secretary Department of Health

Jenny Atta PSM has been Secretary of the Department of Health since March 2025. A highly experienced leader in the Victorian Public Service, Jenny was previously Secretary of the Department of Education and has held senior executive roles in the Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) and worked cross a range of portfolios in the former Department of Human Services.
Jenny holds a Bachelor of Applied Science and a Master of Public Policy. In recognition of her contributions to strategic social policy reform and delivery in Victoria she was awarded a Public Service Medal in June 2021. She was also inducted as a Victorian Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) in 2019 and currently serves as President of the IPAA Victoria Board.

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Professor Eric Knight

Deputy Vice Chancellor (People and Operations)

Professor Eric Knight is Deputy Vice Chancellor (People and Operations) at Macquarie University, overseeing workforce planning and student recruitment. He has served in leadership roles at Macquarie Business School, the University of Sydney, and organizations such as the Business Council of Australia and Sydney Grammar School. A former Rhodes and Fulbright Scholar, he completed his doctorate at the University of Oxford and was a Visiting Professor at Stanford University.

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Guy Debelle

Adviser to the Investment Committee of Australian Retirement Trust, a board member at FundsSA, a non-executive director at Tivan and an honorary Professor of Economics at the University of Adelaide

Guy Debelle is an adviser to the Investment Committee of Australian Retirement Trust, a board member at FundsSA, and a non-executive director at Tivan. He was Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia from 2016 to 2022 and later served as CFO of Fortescue Future Industries. He holds a PhD in Economics from MIT and is an honorary Professor of Economics at the University of Adelaide.

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Rob Stokes

Industry Professor for ESG at Macquarie University

Rob Stokes is an Industry Professor for ESG at Macquarie University and a member of the Australian Government Urban Policy Forum. He serves as Chair of Faith Housing Australia and the Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District and is a director with the Hillview Foundation Australia. He regularly contributes to discussions on urban policy and planning through writing and consultancy roles.

 

Previously, Stokes was a senior minister in the New South Wales Government, serving in portfolios including Planning, Public Spaces, Infrastructure, Transport, Cities, Education, Environment, and Heritage. He was Australia’s first Minister for Active Transport and held roles such as Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Planning, and Minister for Education. Stokes was the Member for Pittwater from 2007 to 2023. He holds a PhD in planning law from Macquarie University, has studied sustainable urban development at Oxford, and is a qualified lawyer.

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Sam Reinhardt

Parliamentary Budget Officer

Sam Reinhardt was appointed Parliamentary Budget Officer on the 18 November 2024. Prior to this, Sam worked across a range of areas in the public service, including as Treasury Deputy Secretary for Fiscal Group and as the Head of Office at the Productivity Commission.

Sam was a member of the Henry Tax Review Secretariat, and the Division Head for a number of areas in Treasury, including Foreign Investment and Trade Policy Division and Corporate and International Tax Division. Sam worked at the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources leading the Northern Australia and Major Projects Division.

Sam has worked in a number of roles outside the public service, including at the Cape York Institute working to Noel Pearson, and in the Papua New Guinean Treasury.

Sam holds a master degree in development economics from the Crawford School at the Australian National University and a Bachelor of Economics and Political Science from the Australian National University.