David Williams

Experience

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  Department of Transport and Main Roads

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1998

  Project Officer, Maritime Planning and Strategy

  • Developed a capital outlays budget for the department's fleet of pilotage vessels & helicopters• Proposed an optimal roster design for marine pilots (workplace relations policy)• Contributed analysis to a consulting report proposing changes to maritime pilotage fees

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  Reserve Bank of Australia

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  Analyst, Domestic Markets

  • Analysed Australian and international banks’ financial performance• Reviewed and presented findings on bank merger policy, consumer fees and data gaps

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  Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2010

  • Led the preparation of high-level policy advice on a range of macro- and microeconomic issues for the Prime Minister, Federal Cabinet and senior departmental officers• Supervised complex research and analysis on policies impacting the Australian economy• Supervised staff, conducted performance appraisals, chaired graduate recruitment panel• Represented the department at meetings with Treasury, Reserve Bank & other agencies• Contributed to speeches, press releases and ministerial correspondence• Officiated as note-taker of discussions and decisions taken by Federal Cabinet* Study leave from 09/2004 to pursue postgraduate study at Oxford University Show less

  • Senior Adviser, Economic Policy

    Jan 2002 - Jan 2010

  • Adviser, Economic Policy

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  • Adviser, Business Taxation Policy

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2001
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  University of Oxford

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2012

  Lecturer in Economics

  • Lectured in macroeconomics, microeconomics and mathematics• Co-wrote Oxford’s 1st year macroeconomics course with Professor Sir John Vickers

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  International Monetary Fund

  Jun 2008 - Sept 2008

  PhD Research Intern
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  Bank of Canada

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2018

  Senior Economist, Canadian Economic Analysis

  • Developed a policy paper on digital technology and implications for the Canadian economy• Published a research paper on house prices, debt and consumption• Presented research & analysis at international conferences, policy seminars and in speeches• Prepared complex briefing notes on monetary policy and the Canadian economy• Conducted 200+ in-person interviews with CEOs on business strategy & economic conditions• Lead writer for 8 national publications of the "Business Outlook Survey"• Constructed a qualitative in-field study of vulnerabilities in the residential construction sector Show less

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  Business Council of British Columbia

  Jan 2018 - now

  Vice President of Policy

  • Senior leader responsible for developing public policy research and advice on the Canadian and B.C. economies, productivity, innovation, technology, taxation and human capital