Jeremy Thorpe

For the past 30 years Jeremy Thorpe has worked at the interface between government and industry, responding to the largest political, economic and social changes through both commercial and policy lenses.

Jeremy currently leads the Australian consulting arm of Bondi Partners. Founded by former Commonwealth Treasurer and US Ambassador, Joe Hockey, Bondi Partners was born to help elevate the trade and investment partnership between Australia and the US to the next level, which has now been broadened to the UK with AUKUS. With teams in Washington and the west coast of the US, Jeremy brings insights into the fast-moving political and other changes occurring in the US as he assists businesses maximise both inbound and outbound growth opportunities.

Previously Jeremy was the Chief Economist at PwC Australia, leading its Economics and Policy team and running the Canberra office for three years. These roles provided insight into a myriad of commercial and policy challenges faced by the Australian community.

Given this experience, Jeremy regularly presents to audiences on megatrends faced by Australian businesses and governments, the Australian industries expected to see the greatest growth opportunities, how behavioural economics can help businesses engage with customers and the public generally, and the broader domestic and international macroeconomic environment.

Jeremy has also worked at boutique economics and policy teams, The Allen Consulting Group (now ACIL Allen) and Sapere Research Group. He started his career in Canberra as an economist with the Industry Commission (now the Productivity Commission) and then the Commonwealth Treasury

Jeremy has Law (with Honours) and Economics from the University of Adelaide, and is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of New South Wales. He has also completed senior leadership training at INSEAD in Singapore.