Luci Ellis

Luci Ellis is Westpac’s Chief Economist, responsible for their economic research and serving as the key economic spokesperson. Before joining Westpac, she was Assistant Governor (Economic) at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) from 2016 to 2023 and previously led the RBA’s Financial Stability Department for eight years. Luci also spent two years on secondment at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel and held various senior roles over her three-decade career in central banking. Since 2015, she has been a member of the Australian Statistics Advisory Council, advising the Minister and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Luci holds a PhD from the University of New South Wales, a Master’s in Economics from the Australian National University, and a first-class Honours degree in Commerce from the University of Melbourne.