Brendon Harper

Head of Policy & Research, Australian Investment Council

Brendon is the Head of Policy & Research at the Australian Investment Council. He is responsible for the development and delivery of the Council’s policy and advocacy initiatives with federal and state governments, and government agencies across Australia. He also manages the Council’s research work.

Previously, Brendon worked as an Advisor at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, as an Associate Director at the Australian Banking Association and as a Senior Analyst at the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Brendon has a Masters of Applied Finance from Macquarie University and, a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) and a Bachelor of Business from the University of Newcastle. He has also attended the London School of Economics’ Executive Summer School Programme.

He lives in Maroubra where he volunteers as an ethics teacher at his daughters’ school and as a Surf Lifesaver at Maroubra Beach.