Michele Bullock (born 1962/1963) is an Australian economist who is currently governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).
[3] In her honours year at UNE, Bullock completed an internship at the RBA, following which she began employment at the bank.
[6] On 14 July 2023, she was announced as Philip Lowe's successor as governor of the RBA, commencing on 18 September that year.
[8] As part of the reforms, she faces the media significantly more often than her predecessors, holding at least eight press conferences a year in comparison to Lowe's total of four across his seven-year tenure.
Independent economist Nicki Hutley praised her as "an exceptional economist... an excellent candidate and well qualified," while Centre for Independent Studies chief economist Peter Tulip raised concerns about her extensive RBA experience, suggesting that, "[i]f you want a big change in the RBA culture, the way the review panel recommends, then someone who's thrived under the old culture doesn't seem a natural choice to implement that agenda.