Dr Deborah Ralston has more than 25 years of board-level experience on public and private sector boards, in education, banking, superannuation and fintech sectors.
Deborah has held senior leadership and research roles in Australian universities, most recently as Executive Director of the Centre for Financial Studies, Monash University, Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Canberra, and Dean of Business at University of the Sunshine Coast.
Her expertise in public policy is reflected in appointments to the federal government’s Retirement Income Review Panel, the Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement Framework Advisory Committee and as inaugural Chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s Digital Finance Advisory Board.
Deborah currently a Professorial Fellow at Monash University Business School, with research interests in innovation, financial regulation and superannuation. She has Bachelor and Masters degrees in Economics from UNE, and a PhD in Finance from Bond University, Deborah is also a Fellow of CPA Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Other roles
- Member – Payments System Board, Reserve Bank of Australia
- Member – Future Fund Board of Guardians (completed term 15/9/2016)
- Professorial Fellow – Monash University
- Chair – Advisory Board, Household Capital
- Member – Advisory Board, Connexus Institute
- Member – Expert Reference Group, Mortgage Stress Victoria
Special Responsibilities
Member of the Audit, Risk and Finance Committee
Member of the Nominations Committee (from 11 September 2025 to 30 November 2025)