Richard Gibbs

Richard Gibbs is Chief Economist and Head of Economics for the Macquarie Group Limited. He has worked for Macquarie for the past 14 years and is responsible for the formulation and presentation of the Group’s economic scenarios and forecasts for Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the major industrial economies. He also acts as a specialist adviser to several of the Group’s major corporate clients.

Richard is widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading global analysts and policy commentators. In the 2005, 2006 and 2007 Greenwich surveys of institutional investors, Richard and his team were ranked number one for Australian economic and market research by investors in the US, the United Kingdom/Europe and Asia. In Australia, the team is also ranked number one by major institutional and pension fund investors.

He also provides regular briefings to the Australia-China Business Council (ACBC) and frequently delivers the ACBC’s China Economic Updates. Richard regularly provides commentary on economic and business developments in Australasia and East Asia for CNN, CNBC Asia and BBC World. Richard also acts as Consultant Chief Economist to the Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East region.

Richard holds a Masters degree in Economics and Finance and a Masters degree in Business Administration as well as a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment. He is also a Trustee of the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), member of the executive committee of the Australian Business Economists and a member of the advisory board for the Centre for Middle Eastern and Central Asian studies at the Australian National University. Richard is also a member of the Board of Youth Off The Streets and is Chairman of the Board Development Committee and he also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the Rein Foundation.