Our Locations

Where We Are Located

First Nations Economics is primarily a remote-based organisation however our head offices are located on the lands of:

The Gadigal and Wangal Clans of the Eora Nations (Camperdown NSW)

The Nyangbul and Arakwal peoples of the Bundjalung Nation (Lennox Head NSW)

The Whadjuk Noongar peoples of Boorloo (Perth, WA)

We Also Have Staff Operating On The Lands Of:

  • The Jagera (Yugara) and the Turrbal Peoples (Brisbane QLD)

  • Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation (Melbourne VIC)

  • The Ngunnawal and Ngambri Peoples (Canberra ACT)

  • The Gumbaynggirr Peoples (Coffs Harbour NSW)

  • The Larrakia Nation (Palmerston NT)

Gurminder Saro

Interim Chair

Associate Professor Rick Macourt is a proud, queer Gumbaynggirr man, lawyer, and economic specialist. He leads First Nations Economics as Managing Director of Strategy and Foundation and serves as Associate Dean of First Nations Strategy and Services at the University of Sydney.

With over 15 years of experience spanning government, corporate, and not-for-profit sectors, Rick is deeply committed to advancing the economic development of First Peoples. As the former Director of First Nations Expenditure and Outcomes at NSW Treasury, he spearheaded the state’s inaugural Indigenous expenditure reporting processes and established the groundbreaking First Nations budget process in 2021/22. Previously, Rick held an executive role at the Westpac Group, overseeing First Nations affairs, and has a rich history in government, monitoring, evaluation, and negotiation, with senior positions at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, City of Sydney, and Standards Australia.

Rick is a published author with Oxford University Press, a member of the First Nations Advisory Board of Siemens Australia, and a Non-Executive Director on the board of Barnardos Australia.