Appointment of Head of Domestic Markets
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David Jacobs has been appointed to the position of Head of Domestic Markets at the Reserve Bank of
Australia following the resignation of Jonathan Kearns late last year. Mr Jacobs will commence his new
role on 6 February 2023.
Mr Jacobs was most recently the Reserve Banks Deputy Secretary and before that, Deputy Head of
International Department. Previously, Mr Jacobs worked on secondment at the Bank of England and held
various roles in the Reserve Banks Domestic Markets Department, Economic Analysis Department and
Risk and Compliance Department.
Mr Jacobs has a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from the University of New South Wales and a Masters of
Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Mr Jacobs is also a CFA®
charterholder.
In his new position, Mr Jacobs will oversee the Reserve Banks analysis of conditions in domestic
financial markets and the Banks Open Market Operations. He will report directly to Christopher
Kent, Assistant Governor, Financial Markets.