Non-executive Member – Monetary Policy Board Iain Ross AO

BEc (Sydney), LLB (Sydney), LLM (Sydney), MBA (Monash), PhD (Law) (Sydney)

Iain Ross AO has served as a former President of the Fair Work Commission, and Judge of the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Victoria. He was admitted as a Barrister of the New South Wales Supreme Court in May 1985 and as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Victorian Supreme Court in December 1988. His career experience includes Vice President of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, partner in the workplace relations practice group at Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Assistant Secretary of the ACTU. Dr Ross served on the Reserve Bank Board from 7 May 2023 to 28 February 2025, and as a member of the Reserve Bank Board Remuneration Committee from 7 June 2023 to 28 February 2025.

In the 2005 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Dr Ross was made an Officer in the Order of Australia for his services to industrial relations through contributions to institutional reform, particularly the development of a universal superannuation system and enterprise bargaining, and as a teacher and researcher in the field. In May 2014, Dr Ross was awarded a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) by the University of Sydney.

Dr Ross is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.