An Hour in the Room with Chief Economist, Amy Auster

Amy is PwC’s Chief Economist & Insights Officer. An economics and finance professional by training, Amy combines expertise in applied quantitative analysis with senior executive experience in the public and private sectors to advise clients across the life cycle of policy strategy, development, implementation and evaluation.

Prior to joining PwC, Amy served as as CEO, Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency and Chief Adviser, Commonwealth Treasury. Previously, she was Deputy Secretary, Economic Division, at the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance. Before joining the public service, Amy worked as a senior executive and subject matter expert at ANZ Banking Group in the International and Institutional Division where her roles included Global Head of Client Engagement, Head of Markets Strategy and Head of International Economics. She is a member of the Advisory Board to the APEC Study Centre at RMIT, a Research Fellow at Monash University Business School, outdoors enthusiast and the mother of three beautiful children.

Mark Thomson is a Partner with PwC Australia. As a consulting Partner Mark collaborates with Government, Utility and Mining clients to work smarter and grow faster. He consults to build effective organisations, innovate & grow, reduce costs and manage risk & regulation.