Peter Crone

Peter Crone was appointed a Commissioner of the ACCC in December 2020. Peter chairs the ACCC’s Digital ID and Consumer Data Right Committee and is a member of the Mergers Review Committee and Scams and Digital Markets Committee. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in economic policy and commercial strategy at the highest levels of government and business in Australia. He has served as an adviser to state and federal governments, including as Senior Economic Advisor to Australia’s Prime Minister from 1997 to 2006, and filled chief economist roles at the Business Council of Australia, Ernst and Young, and Coles Group. Peter has also been a commercial adviser to a number of superannuation funds on infrastructure investments, and commenced his career at the Commonwealth Treasury as a policy adviser and research economist.