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Stephen Walters is Chief Economist of Optimal Economics Pty Ltd, based in Sydney.
He previously was chief economist for the Business Council of Australia and chief economist for NSW in Treasury. Before joining NSW Treasury, Stephen was Chief Economist with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and, for 14 years, was Chief Economist Australia and New Zealand for investment bank J.P.Morgan.
Stephen previously was Senior Economist with Access Economics in Melbourne and International Economist with Norwich Union and Alliance Capital in the United Kingdom. He also spent seven years as an Economist with the WA Treasury in Perth.
Stephen holds a Bachelors degree in economics from the University of Western Australia and a Masters degree in applied finance from the University of Melbourne. He also has qualifications in journalism and graduated from the AICD's Company Directors Course in 2017.
Stephen is associate director of the Australian Centre for International Trade and Investment (ACITI) and is consultant chief economist for Keys Thomas and Associates. He is a former chair of the Executive Committee of the Australian Business Economists (ABE).
Stephen has published three books, with a fourth to be published soon.
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