Philip Lowe
Philip Lowe is the Assistant Governor (Economic) at the Reserve Bank of Australia, a position he has held since April 2009. In that role, he is responsible for the RBA's Economic Analysis and Economic Research Departments and is the chief economic advisor to the Governor and the Board.
Prior to holding this role, Philip was Assistant Governor (Financial System) and was responsible for overseeing the RBA's work on issues related to financial stability and payments system policy. He also spent two years with the Bank for International Settlements working on financial stability issues. Philip holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.Comm (Honours) in Economics/Econometrics from the University of New South Wales. He has authored numerous papers including on the linkages between monetary policy and financial stability.
| Education |
The University of New South Wales (BComm Hons 1985) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD 1991) |
| 1980–94 | Reserve Bank of Australia; positions in International and Economic Research Departments |
| 1994–97 | Deputy Head of Economic Analysis Department |
| 1997–98 | Head of Economic Research Department |
| 1999–2000 | Head of System Stability Department |
| 2000–02 | Bank for International Settlements; Head of Financial Institutions and Infrastructure Division |
| 2002–03 | Head of Domestic Markets Department |
| 2003–04 | Head of Economic Analysis Department |
| 2004–09 | Assistant Governor (Financial System) |
