Governor Michele Bullock

BEc (Hons) (UNE), MSc (LSE)

Photograph of Michele Bullock

Michele Bullock commenced as Governor on 18 September 2023. She is Chair of the RBA Governance, Monetary Policy and Payments System Boards and Council of Financial Regulators. She served on the Reserve Bank Board as Deputy Chair from 2 April 2022 and Chair from 18 September 2023 until 28 February 2025.

Prior to her current role, Ms Bullock was the RBA Deputy Governor. She has also held a variety of senior management positions at the RBA. She was Assistant Governor (Financial System), Assistant Governor (Business Services), Assistant Governor (Currency), Adviser for the Currency Group and, before that, Head of Payments Policy Department.

Ms Bullock is a Member of Chief Executive Women and a signatory to the Banking and Finance Oath.

Education University of New England (BEc Hons 1984)
London School of Economics (MSc 1989)
1985–1998 Reserve Bank of Australia; various positions in Economic Group and International Department
1998–2007 Chief Manager, Payments Policy Department
2007–10 Head of Payments Policy Department
2010 Adviser, Currency Group
2010-2015 Assistant Governor (Currency)
2015-2016 Assistant Governor (Business Services)
2016-2022 Assistant Governor (Financial System)
2022-2023 Deputy Governor Reserve Bank of Australia