Guy Debelle

Guy Debelle
Debelle in 2025
Born	1966/1967(age 58–59)
Education	St Peter's College
Alma mater	University of Adelaide (BEc) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Occupation	Economist

Guy Debelle (born 1966/1967) ^[1] is an Australian economist who is the former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, having been appointed in 2016. ^[2]

Career

In 2022, after 7 years as Deputy Governor and 25 years at the RBA Debelle unexpectedly resigned from his post at the Reserve Bank of Australia, pursuing a position at clean energy non-profit Fortescue Future Industries.

He was the short-lived Chief Financial Officer of Fortescue Future Industries, ^[3] a global green energy company committed to producing zero-carbon green hydrogen from 100 per cent renewable sources. FFI aims to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors and is responsible for the decarbonisation of its parent company - Fortescue Metals Group - founded by Andrew Forrest. He resigned from Fortescue after only 17 months in the role, amidst a broader leadership crisis in the organisation. ^[4]

Debelle also chairs the climate change working group at the Australian Council of Financial Regulators. ^[5]

Education

Debelle attended St Peter's College in Adelaide, South Australia and was the Dux of the school in 1983, his graduating year. Debelle graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Economics (hons) in 1987. ^[6] He completed a PhD in economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology supervised by Stanley Fischer. ^[7] Debelle is also a Queen's Scout, awarded in 1983.

Publications

• Debelle, Guy. & Stevens, Glenn. & Reserve Bank of Australia. Economic Research Department. (1995). Monetary policy goals for inflation in Australia. Sydney, NSW: Economic Research Dept., Reserve Bank of Australia. ^[8]

References

1. McGuire, Michael (2014-05-30). "Meet Guy Debelle: the punk who keeps our economy in the pink". The Advertiser . Archived from the original on 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
2. "Guy Debelle exits: from RBA deputy chief to green energy crusader". Australian Financial Review. 2022-03-15.
3. Wright, Shane (2022-03-10). "RBA heir apparent Guy Debelle unexpectedly quits to join Forrest's green hydrogen play". The Sydney Morning Herald.
4. Barrett, Jonathan (September 2023). "Guy Debelle quits Fortescue as company's third high-level resignation in a week". The Guardian.
5. "RBA deputy governor Guy Debelle to join Fortescue's renewable energy push". ABC News. 2022-03-10.
6. Debelle, Guy (1987), Why has employment grown? , retrieved 24 May 2022
7. Kehoe, John (2022-03-15). "Guy Debelle exits: from RBA deputy chief to green energy crusader". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
8. Debelle, Guy; Stevens, Glenn (1995). Monetary policy goals for inflation in Australia. Research discussion paper. Reserve Bank of Australia. Sydney, NSW: Economic Research Dept., Reserve Bank of Australia.