Ismo Rama

Principal Policy Advisor

Ismo Rama joined the Social Policy and Research Centre in February 2022. He holds a Bachelor of Economics from the Australian National University (ANU) and a Bachelor of Theology from the Australian College of Theology (Ridley College), and has completed the Executive Fellows Program at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG).

Ismo has wide and deep experience in public policy, research and programs having worked for Commonwealth and state governments, and in the international development sector.

Ismo commenced his career with the Commonwealth Government in areas including transport policy, industry policy and structural adjustment.

More recently his senior roles with the Victorian Government dealt with natural resources policy and design of an emissions trading scheme, productivity reform, regulation reform, education policy and budget policy.

In the international development sector Ismo’s work included food aid, agricultural development, landmine awareness, micro-enterprise development and counter-terrorism financing. He managed relationships with government and multilateral donors and projects in Africa, the Asia-Pacific region, and the Middle East.

Contact Ismo.Rama@bsl.org.au

BSL publications

Bryant, D, Porter, E, Rama, I & Sullivan, D 2022 Power pain: an investigation of energy stress in Australia