Summary
Tom Mcmahon is a public policy and economics adviser with 12 years’ experience shaping migration, labour, social, tax and macroeconomic policy across government, think tanks and industry. He has advised senior ministers and was economics adviser to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, later moving into strategic roles at AlphaBeta, Industry Super Australia and the Tech Council of Australia before joining Mandala as Partner. Based in Canberra, he combines deep policy analysis with stakeholder and organisational leadership, often translating complex economic evidence into politically actionable recommendations. He holds a Master of Public Policy (Economic Policy) from ANU and began his career in immigration policy, giving him a practical understanding of how regulatory design intersects with labour markets. Colleagues describe him as a policy generalist who brings both technical rigour and strategic judgement to high-stakes public debates.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Australian National University
The University of Melbourne
English, German, French