Life Membership of the Australian Business Economists is awarded to those who have made a significant contribution to organisation or to the understanding and application of economics in Australia.
Current Life Members are:Mr Bill Evans: Chair, Australian Business Economists 1998 – 2005Mr Ted Evans AC: Secretary to the Treasury 1993 – 2000Mr Tom Ford: Chair, Resimac 1985 – 2015Mr Ross Gittins: Economics Editor, The Sydney Morning HeraldMr Stephen Halmarick: Chair, Australian Business Economists 2009 – 2017Mr Robert Henderson: Chair, Australian Business Economists 2006 – 2008Dr Ken Henry AC: Secretary to the Treasury 2001 – 2011Dr Philip Lowe: Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia 2016 – 2023Mr Rob Nicholl: Chief Executive Officer, Australian Office of Financial Management 2011 – 2022Dr Martin Parkinson PSM: Secretary to the Treasury 2011 – 2015Ms Janet Smith: Administrator, Australian Business Economists 1992 – 1998Mr Glenn Stevens: Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia 2006 – 2016Mr John Stroud: Chair, Australian Business Economists 1995 – 1997Ms Janet Torney: Chair, Australian Business Economists 1992 – 1994Mr Stephen Walters: Chair, Australian Business Economists 2017 – 2022Mr Tony Westmore: Administrator, Australian Business Economists, 2005 – 2024