Philip Cullum

Philip is an experienced regulator and consumer advocate, based in Melbourne. He recently set up Consumer-wise Consulting, working on regulatory strategy, policy, engagement, and governance. He is a member of the Boards of Consumer Action and Consumers’ Federation of Australia, the code committee for mutual banks, and the expert panel at the financial ombudsman AFCA.

He was a senior advisor to the Australian Energy Regulator from 2017–to 2020, focused on strategy, governance and change. Before that, Philip was at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, on secondment from the UK energy regulator Ofgem, where he was the Consumers and Sustainability Partner. In the UK he also held senior roles at three consumer organizations, worked as an associate partner at Accenture, and was a member of advisory committees in financial services, food safety, aviation, and water. He was appointed by the UK Government to its Better Regulation Commission, Risk and Regulation Advisory Council, and Regulatory Policy Committee.