David Greig

Director Infrastructure

David Greig is Director Infrastructure in ACIL Tasman. He is an economist with a background in competition and regulation, corporatisation and privatisation, public private partnerships, pricing, real options theory, business strategy and international trade. He has expertise in transport, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, health and government owned businesses.

His ACIL Tasman assignments have included a major rail corridor study, a framework to encourage private sector investment in toll roads in Indonesia, infrastructure gaps in WA and Victoria, economic regulation for the New Zealand and PNG electricity sectors, aviation policy, pharmacy regulation, shipping regulation, consumer benefits of telecom reforms, electricity and rail freight privatizations, the New Zealand gas industry, and access regimes.

Before joining ACIL Tasman he was a Director in the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance charged with transport reform, including design of the privatisation/franchising policy framework and management of the sale of V/Line Freight (summarised in his co-authored publication for the World Bank). He was previously a Director in the New Zealand Treasury during the period of major economic liberalisation in the 80s and 90s – he was successively responsible for transport, education, health and agriculture.