Our Team

Meet Amanda Robbins,
Founder & Managing Director

Amanda has extensive expertise in economic and social policy having worked at the most senior levels of the Australian government and across the community and not for profit sector for over 20 years domestically and internationally.  

Amanda was Deputy Chief of Staff to the Australian Federal Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister in the former Labor government and worked for 9 years with the Federal Treasury. Amanda has expertise in budget and fiscal policy, health and social policy, governance and development economics.  

Amanda’s experience internationally includes as Senior Adviser in the Treasury of Papua New Guinea from 2006 to 2008, advising World Vision based in New York, as Deputy Director of Australia’s flagship economic governance program in Indonesia and most recently working with the World Bank in Washington DC. 

Amanda founded Equity Economics in 2013 and has since delivered original economic policy analysis and advice for governments, think tanks, corporates and the community sector. Amanda is committed to supporting and strengthening the role of the non-government sector in Australia. Amanda combines skills in economic analysis with an ability to formulate policy and communicate complex reform.     

Amanda holds a Global Executive MBA and Bachelor of Economics (Social Sciences) from the University of Sydney, and Masters of Laws (Legal Practice) from the ANU.  

 

A chat with Amanda

What is your favourite quote?

“There but for the grace of God, go I”

What is the best part about working at Equity?

Working on the issues I care most about – addressing disadvantage in our community and region. I am constantly amazed by the work our clients do in their respective fields and communities, and I value the chance to work with them to strengthen their impact and influence. I love that we are helping to elevate new voices, views and ideas in the policy debate.

What can clients expect from you?

A commitment to adding real value to their organisation, meeting their needs while providing honest, realistic and practical advice they can apply and use. We will only take on work we know we can do well, and where we feel we can bring the skills needed to scale impact or change the policy discussion.

 

Meet the rest of the team