Alan Oster

Mr. Alan Oster is a Group Chief Economist at National Australia Bank Ltd.
He is responsible for National Australia Bank's global economic and financial forecasts.
Mr. Oster joined the Bank in 1992 from the Federal Treasury where he worked for 15 years - his special field being economic forecasting and monetary policy.
Immediately before joining the Bank, he was the Senior Adviser in Treasury responsible for economic forecasting and modelling.
In 1987, he was seconded for nearly four years as Counsellor-Economic and Financial with Australia’s delegation to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris.
He graduated (with first class honours) in Economics from Newcastle University.
He also holds a Master's degree in Economics from the Australian National University.