Tim Marney has over 30 years of experience as an executive and board member in economics, finance, public policy, health and human services.
Mr Marney's board roles have included chairing the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre advisory board and Richmond Wellbeing, deputy chair of Beyond Blue and a board member of Reconciliation WA.
He continues as chair of Short Back and Sidewalks which provides free haircuts & grooming services to people experiencing homelessness in Perth.
Mr Marney joined Nous Group as a principal in July 2019 and was appointed chief economist in May 2021. He left Nous Group in January 2023. In April 2023, Mr Marney joined the Department of Justice where he was appointed by the government to implement a newly developed model of care for young people at Banksia Hill Detention Centre. In July 2023, Mr Marney became the chief economist at the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia. In February 2024, he was appointed as the WA state government's Coordinator General, with a focus on reforming the environmental approvals process and expediting major projects.
Mr Marney spent five years as commissioner of the Mental Health Commission and prior to that, he was head of the Western Australian Treasury (Under Treasurer) and oversaw the delivery of 10 surplus budgets and numerous public sector reform initiatives. Mr Marney also served as chair of the Western Australian Treasury Corporation, after starting his career with the Reserve Bank of Australia.
In June 2020, Mr Marney was appointed by the Morrison government to help lead its efforts to regrow jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was deputy chair of five industrial relations working groups with an aim to tackling known problems within the IR system which inhibit job growth and creation.
Mr Marney holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from Murdoch University, and is a Fellow of Certified Practising Accountants Australia.
