[email protected]

About Me

I have worked for the Australian Treasury, the International Monetary Fund, Access Economics and Deloitte Access Economics:
  • Named twice in recent years by the Financial Review in its annual listing of Australia’s five most powerful consultants – “the most high-profile figure of any big four consulting firm in Australia”.
  • Awarded the Centenary Medal for “service to public policy and economic debate in Australia”.
  • Lead author of Business Outlook and Budget Monitor for over a quarter of a century at Deloitte Access Economics – the largest group of economists in the private sector in Australia.
  • Regular provider of quiet advice, trusted by many.
  • On the Board of Deloitte Australia for seven years.
  • Awarded the University Medal in Economics from the University of Sydney for outstanding academic performance.

What People Have Been Nice Enough to Say

Nice things people have said, including for my farewell from Deloitte.  No, these are not endorsements.

“… the mini-Treasury to the bigger Treasury down the road … You have helped educate and inform Australians on the economic challenges of the country
Anthony AlbanesePrime Minister of Australia
“Chris has rightfully developed an excellent reputation as one of Australia’s foremost economists and budget commentators … without peer in communicating economic ideas to a wide Australian audience. What I’ve really appreciated though, in my dealings with him as Treasurer and Prime Minister, is his understanding of the bigger picture”
Scott Morrisonformer Prime Minister of Australia
“A national treasure. Chris makes economics fun. He turns numbers into stories, he turns analysis into a conversation. And because of these skills, Chris has been the national economic storyteller for over 20 years. But perhaps his greatest strength is his honesty and courage. Chris has never shied away from his responsibility to be the nation’s economic conscience as well as a great economic storyteller”
Business Council of AustraliaJennifer Westacott
Australia’s “best and busiest budget commentator … Chris Richardson always offers intelligent insight and analysis in language one can understand. Which is why everyone wants to use him”
Paul BarryABC Media Watch
Previous
Next