Jonathan Palmer

Jonathan Palmer joined the IMF in 2006 as the Fund’s first Chief Information Officer. As CIO he is responsible for the provision of ICT services and leadership in the application of technology to the mission of the Fund.

Prior to joining the Fund, Mr. Palmer served as Deputy Australian Statistician with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Mr. Palmer’s career has been largely devoted to the application of information technology in the field of official statistics. He has held CIO positions with both the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Statistics New Zealand.

Mr. Palmer served as the Australian representative on the Governing Board of the Statistical Institute for Asia Pacific, was a member of the Federal Government CIO Committee, and convener of the Federal Government CIO Working Group on Information Interoperability. A graduate of the University of Canberra, he currently serves that institution as an Adjunct Professor with the School of Information Sciences and Engineering.