President

Professor Lisa Cameron is the James Riady Chair of Asian Economics at the University of Melbourne. She has a PhD in economics from Princeton University, is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences, the International Economic Association, a J-PAL (MIT Poverty Action Lab) affiliate and a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Society of Australia. Her research has been widely published, including in Science and the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and featured in the New York Times and The Economist.

Secretary

Shyamal Chowdhury is Professor of Economics at University of Sydney and a Research Fellow at IZA, Bonn. His research primarily delves into the economics of seasonal migration, the development of socio-emotional skills, and technology adoption. His work combines original data collection, lab-in-field experiments, and randomised controlled trials. He has conducted research projects in Indonesia, Kenya, Uganda, and Nepal, and he has several completed and ongoing projects in Bangladesh. His research has been widely published, including in Econometrica, and the Journal of Political Economy.

Public Officer

Professor Asad Islam is the Director of the Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability (CDES) and Professor of Economics at Monash University, also an affiliated Professor at J-PAL, MIT. He is a Chief Investigators for the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW). His research uses conducting fieldwork, utilizing methodologies such as RCTs to evaluate the effectiveness of policies and programs. He has published widely in leading economics and related journals.