Roberto Colanzi
Associate Director & Head of Research
Roberto has extensive experience in industry analysis, research and policy
setting. He has worked as a senior industry analyst with a major industry
association in Melbourne, Victoria. The major focus of the association was
representation of businesses in the retail automotive industry. Roberto was
responsible for:
- Economic analysis particularly of federal and state
government fiscal and monetary policies
- Analysis of government
industry, automotive and small business policy, and
- Competition
and trade practices analysis.
He also represented the association on various national economics committees.
Throughout 1999 to 2002 he worked extensively on analyzing and modeling the
affect of the GST and related taxation reforms on the retail automotive industry
and small business sector in general.
Roberto has also worked as a policy adviser for a major Australian accounting
association.
Roberto is also a Board member of the Small Business Telecommunications Centre
Ltd, a national association advancing and representing the interests of Australian
small businesses as consumers of telecommunications and electronic commerce
providers. (www.setel.com.au) In 2000-2001 Roberto sat on the Australian Domain
Name Authority (AUDA) Competition Panel, which established the framework for
the regulation of Internet domain name registrations.
He completed his Masters in Industrial and Employee Relations through the
National Key Centre in Industrial Relations at Monash University, in 2000,
concentrating on industry and economic issues. On completion, he received the
award as the Top Graduating Student in Monash University’s Department
of Management Masters programme. In December 1998, he completed a Graduate
Diploma Corporate Directors through University of New England, and is a member
of Australian Institute of Corporate Directors. He completed his B.A (Hons),
through the University of Tasmania in 1990.
Roberto is also a regular contributor to a number of industry magazines, and
industry Internet sites such as IndustrySearch.com.au.
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