The Hon David Bradbury

Mr Bradbury has over 25 years experience in law, government, tax policy and administration and public policy more broadly. He brings substantial domestic and international experience.

Mr Bradbury is currently a partner in KPMG Australia’s Consulting Division.

Previously, Mr Bradbury was a senior executive at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris between 2014 and 2024. There, he was the Head of the Tax Policy and Statistics Division and the Deputy Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration.

Mr Bradbury was a member of the House of Representatives in the Australian parliament between 2007 and 2013. He served as a minister in the Australian Government. Between 2010 and 2013, he was the:

  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
  • Assistant Treasurer
  • Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs
  • Minister Assisting for Deregulation
  • Minister Assisting for Superannuation and Financial Services.

In these roles, he was responsible for overseeing some of Australia’s key economic and financial regulators. He held portfolios in areas such as taxation policy, competition policy and consumer affairs, financial services, foreign investment policy and corporate governance.

Before entering parliament, Mr Bradbury was a tax lawyer at Blake Dawson (now Ashurst) between 2002 and 2007. He has qualifications in law and taxation.

Mr Bradbury is an Honorary Professor of Taxation and Chair of the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute Advisory Committee at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University. He is a member of the e61 Institute’s Policy Advisory Committee.

Mr Bradbury was appointed Chair of the Board for a 3‑year period from 1 April 2026 until 31 March 2029.

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