Mr Nikunj Soni (Chair)

Mr Soni has worked extensively on economic and public financial management issues across the Pacific since 1998. He is currently a senior treasury advisor to the Vanuatu Government.

Mr Odo Tevi

Mr Tevi is serving his second term as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu.

Mr Kalio Tavola

Mr Tavola served as Fiji's Ambassador to Belgium (also accredited to France, Portugal, Spain, Luxembourg and Greece, as well as to UNESCO and the WTO) before holding the position of

Mr Afamasaga Toleafoa

Mr Toleafoa served for 20 years as a diplomat and then Member of Parliament in Samoa. He currently provides consulting services in public sector reform and governance and is a regular contributor to the regional media.

Dr Stephen Howes

Dr Howes is a Professorial Fellow at the Crawford School of Economics and Government at the Australian National University. Prior to that he was Chief Economist for AusAID has also worked as a Lead Economist at the World Bank. He spent most of 2008 working on the Garnaut Climate Change Review.

Mr Rick Houenipwela

Mr Houenipwela served three terms as Governor of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (1993-2008) and currently serves as an advisor to the World Bank Executive in Washington.