Guy Debelle


Guy Debelle is an Australian economist who is the former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, having been appointed in 2016. He sits on the board of Tivan, the ASX-listed mining company, as a non-executive director.

Career

In 2022, after 7 years as Deputy Governor and 25 years at the RBA Debelle unexpectedly resigned from his post at the Reserve Bank of Australia, pursuing a position at clean energy non-profit Fortescue Future Industries.
He was the short-lived Chief Financial Officer of Fortescue Future Industries, a global green energy company committed to producing zero-carbon green hydrogen from 100 per cent renewable sources. FFI aims to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors and is responsible for the decarbonisation of its parent company - Fortescue - founded by Andrew Forrest. He resigned from Fortescue after only 17 months in the role, amidst a broader leadership crisis in the organisation.
Debelle also chairs the climate change working group at the Australian Council of Financial Regulators.

Education

Debelle attended St Peter's College in Adelaide, South Australia and was the Dux of the school in 1983, his graduating year.
Debelle graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Economics in 1987. He completed a PhD in economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology supervised by Stanley Fischer. Debelle is also a Queen's Scout, awarded in 1983.

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