Thomas Gregory Parry is an Australian

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

and

public servant The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...

from

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

. Parry served as foundation chairman of the

Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales (IPART) is an independent regulatory and pricing tribunal that oversees regulation in water, gas, electricity and transport industries in the Australian state of New South Wales. ...

(IPART) for the 12 years to 2004.

Career

Parry was Foundation NSW Natural Resources Commissioner, an Associate Commissioner of the

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is the chief competition regulator of the Government of Australia, located within the Department of the Treasury. It was established in 1995 with the amalgamation of the Australian Tra ...

, a Director of South East Sydney Area Health Board, a Director of the

Children's Medical Research Institute Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) is an Australian medical research institute located in Westmead that conducts research into children's genetic diseases. , current research is focused on cancer, birth defects, neurological condition ...

, a Director of the NSW Clinical Excellence Commission, and a member of the NSW Council on the Cost and Quality of Government. He has been an adjunct professor at the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...

and a former Dean of the Faculty of Commerce at the

University of Wollongong The University of Wollongong (abbreviated as UOW) is an Australian public research university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney. As of 2017, the university had an enrolment of ...

. In 2002 and 2003, he conducted a Ministerial inquiry into sustainable public transport in New South Wales. The inquiry's final report has had a significant influence on transport policy in the state, including the corporatization of Sydney Ferries, the reform of CountryLink, and the restructuring of the fare system. The findings and recommendations of the inquiry have played a crucial role in shaping transportation initiatives and decision-making processes in New South Wales. After leaving Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal in 2004, Parry joined

Macquarie Bank Macquarie Group Limited () is an Australian global financial services group. Headquartered and listed in Australia (), Macquarie employs more than 17,000 staff in 33 markets, is the world's largest infrastructure asset manager and Australia's ...

to join a new Community Partnerships Funds Management business. He moved to the Investment Banking Group in Macquarie in 2005 where he was Principal Adviser, Regulatory involved with

Macquarie Group Macquarie Group Limited () is an Australian global financial services group. Headquartered and listed in Australia (), Macquarie employs more than 17,000 staff in 33 markets, is the world's largest infrastructure asset manager and Australia' ...

interests globally in regulated utilities and infrastructure. He retired from Macquarie Group at the end of 2009. Parry served as chairman of

First State Super Aware Super is an Australian superannuation fund headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales. With $150bn under management and over 1 million members, it is Australia's third-largest superannuation fund. History It was initially established in 1 ...

, Chairman of the

Australian Energy Market Operator The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) performs an array of gas and electricity market, operational, development and planning functions. It manages the National Electricity Market (NEM), the Wholesale Electricity Market (WA) (WEM) and th ...

(AEMO). He was a director of

Australian Stock Exchange Australian Securities Exchange Ltd or ASX, is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange (sometimes referred to outside of Australia as, or confused within Australia as, ...

Compliance Ltd, Powerco, New Zealand,

Brisbane Airport Corporation Brisbane Airport is the primary international airport serving Brisbane and South East Queensland. The airport services 31 airlines flying to 50 domestic and 29 international destinations, in total amounting to more than 22.7 million passeng ...

, Icon Water, ActewAGL and a member of the

Sydney Opera House Trust The Sydney Opera House Trust operates and maintains the Sydney Opera House in Sydney for the Government of New South Wales in Australia. Description The Trust operates as one of the State's premier cultural institutions within the Create NSW po ...

Honours

On 26 January 2006, Parry was appointed a Member of the

Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...

for "service to public administration in New South Wales, particularly through the provision of advice to government on a range of economic regulatory, business promotion and industry issues."

References

External links

Macquarie Bank
- Dr Tom Parry appointed to lead new Macquarie Community Investment business
First State Super
- CEO and Trustee {{DEFAULTSORT:Parry, Tom Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Sydney Australian economists Australian public servants People educated at Scots College (Sydney) Members of the Order of Australia Sydney Water