A respected and experienced economist and company director with expertise in industrial relations, labour markets, training and migration, Professor Judith Sloan is also a part-time Commissioner for the Productivity Commission, the Chairman of Babcock and Brown Communities Group, a Director of Santos Ltd and a Director of the Westfield Group.
Professor Sloan holds double degrees from the University of Melbourne: a first class Honours Degree in Economics and a Masters in Economics (specialising in Industrial Relations). She also holds a Master of Science degree in Economics from the London School of Economics.
Professor Sloan has held academic appointments at the University of Melbourne and at Flinders University of South Australia. She was appointed Professor of Labour Studies in 1989 and held the position of Director of the National Institute of Labour Studies from 1992 to 1998. Her previous appointments include: Deputy Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission; Director of Mayne Group Limited and the South Australian Ports Corporation Board; and member of the South Australian Council of TAFE, the Trade Development Council, the Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Development Authority and the Australian Statistics Advisory Council.
Professor Sloan has published widely in books, journals and newspapers and was a regular columnist for The Australian Financial Review and The Australian.