Professor Ian Harper AO
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Honorary (Professor Emeritus), Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne
Biography
Ian Harper is Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Melbourne Business School. He is a member of the Monetary Policy Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia, chairs the Australian Statistics Advisory Council and advises Kearney Australia New Zealand as a member of its Advisory Group.
For six years until November 2023, Ian was Dean and Director of Melbourne Business School and Co-Dean of the Faculty of Business & Economics. Prior to that, he was a founding partner of Deloitte Access Economics for seven years.
Ian hopes to help the Centre continue to build momentum in improving student and staff welfare.