Geoff Raby

Geoffrey William "Geoff" Raby AO (born September 1953 in Melbourne) is an Australian economist and diplomat. He served as the Australian Ambassador to the People's Republic of China from February 2007 until August 2011. He is now the chairman and CEO of Geoff Raby and Associates, a Beijing-based business advisory firm. Raby currently sits on the board of an Australian subsidiary of Chinese state-run Yanzhou Coal Mining Company.

Geoff Raby

AO
BornSeptember 1953
Melbourne, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma materLa Trobe University
Occupation(s)Economist and diplomat
TitleAustralian Ambassador to China
Term2007–2011
PredecessorAlan Thomas
SuccessorFrances Adamson

Raby was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours for "distinguished service to Australia-China relations through senior diplomatic roles, and to multilateral trade policy development".

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