Dr Jonathan Kearns is Chief Economist and Head of Regulatory Affairs at Challenger, where he also sits on the Investment Committee.  

He worked for 28 years at the Reserve Bank of Australia, occupying a wide range of senior roles, including Department Head for Domestic Markets Department, Financial Stability Department, Economic Analysis Department and Economic Research Department. He also led the Bank’s work on climate change across four departments.  

Jonathan also worked at the Bank of International Settlements in Basel and has published research in the fields of international finance and macroeconomics. He has a Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from the Australian National University.