Senior executive with deep experience in leadership and government systems
Dr Philip Chindamo is currently the Chief Economist at the Group of Eight (Go8) Universities, based in Canberra.
Philip is an experienced and results driven economist, having successfully provided strategic advice and leadership across a wide range of economic policy issues, including at both Federal and State levels of government.
His public sector experience spans senior roles at the Productivity Commission, the Parliamentary Budget Office, and various roles within the Victorian Departments of Premier and Cabinet and Treasury and Finance. This has included expertise in budget policy analysis and strategy, economic modelling and forecasting, labour market analysis, productivity and innovation policy, taxation reform, industry policy, and public sector financial reform.
Philip has a PhD in economics and two master’s degrees, including an Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) from the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), awarded in 2010.
Philip graduated from the Executive Master of Public Administration 2008 and is a member of ANZSOG's Alumni Advisory Council. To find out more about the Alumni Advisory Council, click here.