Hugh’s focus is primarily on the social sector, where he applies actuarial and analytics techniques to understand and help relieve disadvantage.
He has deep experience building lifetime and cost models for government across employment, welfare, disability and homelessness. This investment approach modelling brings the power of big data and long-range forecasting together to identify priority cohorts and enhance policy decisions. Hugh says:
It’s an exciting time to be doing work for government and the social sector. Decision-makers are incredibly keen to use data to design, manage and deliver programs that make a long-term difference to people’s lives.
Hugh has authored several reports on critical social issues, including:
- A careful look at the sources of maltreatment against people with disability and their costs, for the Disability Royal Commission
- A powerful demonstration that a cross-sectorial lens is needed to understand the risks and implications of the pathways to homelessness
- A broad view of how different societal drivers are causing rifts in intergenerational equity.
Hugh also leads our research and development function, TF Labs, developing high-end commercially focused analytics. He was Actuaries Institute’s 2021 Actuary of the Year.
For Hugh’s take on the latest developments in analytics and its role in our lives, take a look at his regular column for the Actuaries Institute.
