David Graham

Managing Director

P: +61 3 9005 1454

E: dgraham@thinkSapere.com

David specialises in business economics with expertise in market analysis, competition analysis, regulatory and public policy. His skills and expertise include: company strategy, mergers and acquisitions, competition risk analysis, demand forecasting, regulatory strategy, economic impact analysis, pricing and strategy.

David’s clients include major corporations in the retail, hospitality, financial and logistics sectors. He has also undertaken numerous projects for government including Commonwealth, state and local government agencies.

Prior to joining Sapere, David held senior economic advisory roles at NERA Economic Consulting and Deloitte Access Economics. Previously, he was Group Manager Government and Regulatory Affairs at Sensis (Telstra Corporation) and Strategic Policy Manager at Telecom New Zealand. He has also served as Manager, Enterprise and Innovation Policy for the New Zealand Treasury.

David holds a BSocSc (Hons) from the University of Waikato.

My publications

Sapere was engaged by the Ministry for the Environment to assist with an estimation of the potential impact of regulations resulting from the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (2017) and the Essential Freshwater package on the dairy, beef and sheep farming sectors. This report considers the direct agricultural industry impact of the Regulations. The ...

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