Alex started a five-year term as Commissioner and Deputy Chair of the Productivity Commission in March 2022. Prof Robson has experience in academia and public and private sectors, most recently as associate partner at EY. He served as ambassador to the OECD and senior economic adviser and Chief Economist to former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and has held positions including director at Deloitte Access Economics. Prof Robson’s teaching and research has been in advanced microeconomics, game theory and macroeconomics. He has a Bachelor of Arts (first class hons) from James Cook University and Master of Arts and PhD in Economics from the University of California.