Dr David Gruen AO has been announced as the next Chair of the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation and will join us for a Scholar Lunch on Wednesday 19 March.

Date/Time: Wednesday 19 March at 12pm (12.30pm on Zoom)

Location: Room 4.03, Research School of Physics, 60 Mills Road, The Australian National University

Scholars based outside of Canberra are invited to join via Zoom from 12.30pm.

The Scholar Lunch series aims to bring together Sir Roland Wilson and Pat Turner scholars and alumni with senior leaders from across academia and the public service for information exchange, networking and peer-to-peer support.

We hope to see you there.

Dr David Gruen AO, Australian Statistician
Dr David Gruen was appointed Australian Statistician on 11 December 2019. As Agency Head of the Australian Bureau of Statistics, he is accountable for the functions and operations of the Bureau.

David was previously the Deputy Secretary, Economic and Australia’s G20 Sherpa at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Before joining the Department in September 2014, he was Executive Director of the Macroeconomic Group at the Australian Treasury.

David joined the Treasury in January 2003, before which he was the Head of the Economic Research Department at the Reserve Bank of Australia from 1998 to 2002.

Before joining the Reserve Bank, David worked as a research scientist in the Research School of Physical Sciences at the Australian National University.

With financial support from a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship, David was visiting lecturer in the Economics Department and the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University from August 1991 to June 1993. He holds PhD degrees in physiology from Cambridge University, England and in economics from the Australian National University.

David was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (General Division) in 2022 for distinguished service to public administration, economic research, business, and education.

The highly-regarded public sector leader joins the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation Board in February 2025 before commencing as Chair in July, when Dr Martin Parkinson AC PSM steps down.