Angela Jackson

Dr Angela Jackson is a health economist and Lead Economist at Impact Economics and Policy. Having started her career as an economist at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, she has worked across tax, fiscal and social policy. As the then Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Dr Jackson was responsible for providing policy advice across fiscal policy and all areas of social policy, including National Health Reform. Previously Lead Economist at Equity Economics, she has authored a number of high-profile reports on health, aged care, disability, housing, and gender policy.

Dr Jackson is also a member of the GenVic Board, National Deputy Chair of the Women in Economics Network, and a part-time Commissioner of the Commonwealth Grants Commission. Previously she was non-Executive Director of Royal Melbourne Hospital for six years, including during the 2020 pandemic response in Victoria. Angela holds a Masters in International Health Policy (Health Economics) with Distinction from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Tasmania. In 2021, Angela was awarded her PhD on the Economics of Disability in Australia from Monash University.