Joanne Chong
Commissioner
Joanne Chong commenced a 5-year term as a full time Commissioner with the Productivity Commission in April 2022.
Joanne was recently the Research Director of the Sustainable Pathways Program, Land and Water at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and prior to that a Research Director at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Institute for Sustainable Futures.
She has also worked at the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART), the Commonwealth Environment Department, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and previously with the Productivity Commission.
Joanne holds a Bachelor of Commerce, a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) and a Master of Environmental Law. She is also a Steering Committee Member of the Australian Water Partnership – a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) funded initiative to improve sustainable and climate-resilient water management in the Indo-Pacific region.
Joanne co-leads the Environment and Water stream of work at the PC. Joanne is currently working on the National Water Reform 2026 inquiry.
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Joanne Chong - Commissioner
