Richard Yetsenga

Group Chief Economist, ANZ

Richard Yetsenga is Group Chief Economist and Head of Research at ANZ, based in Sydney. He leads the Bank's global research team, which focuses on Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

Richard joined ANZ in 2011 from HSBC in Hong Kong, where he was Managing Director of Emerging Market Strategy. Prior to his seven years at HSBC, Richard held economics roles with Deutsche Bank and the Australian Government.

Richard is a member of ANZ’s Institutional Leadership Team. He is also on the Board of CEDA and is Co-Chair of the Advisory Board of the Brotherhood of St Laurence’s National Youth Employment Body.

Richard is an editorial contributor to the Financial Times, Australian Financial Review, The Australian, Wall Street Journal, Japan's Nikkei, the Hong Kong Economic Journal and Singapore’s The Business Times.

Richard appears regularly on CNBC, China Central TV, Bloomberg TV and other regional media.