Dr Ron Ben-David

Dr Ron Ben-David is a Professorial Fellow with the Monash Business School. In this role, he writes and presents widely on energy market regulation, competition policy, and institutional design. He has been described as “one of Australia’s leading energy thinkers.”

Alongside his role at Monash University, Ron is a Deputy Chair of the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission, and last year he was a member of the Independent Pricing Committee for NDIS pricing. Between 2008 and 2019, Ron served as the full-time chair of Victoria’s Essential Services Commission. In this role, he was the architect of far-reaching reforms focussed on modernising institutional and regulatory settings in pursuit of ambitious consumer outcomes.

Previously, Ron held senior roles in the Departments of Premier and Cabinet, and Treasury and Finance in Victoria. He also headed the national secretariat for the Garnaut Climate Change Review from 2007.