Biography
David Knox, PhD, is a senior partner at Mercer and senior actuary for Australia. He is the national leader for Research and Policy, and the lead author of the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index. In more than two decades in academia, he acted as a consultant to a range of financial organizations in both the private and public sectors, specializing in superannuation and retirement incomes. Knox has spoken and written widely in this area and has served on many government and industry committees. Before joining Mercer, he worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers and was previously the Foundation Professor of Actuarial Studies at the University of Melbourne. In 2023, he was named a member of the Order of Australia for his significant service to the financial sector.
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