Hayley Channer

Hayley Channer is Director of the Economic Security Program with the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. Hayley brings an interdisciplinary lens to her analysis, having worked as an Australian government official, Ministerial adviser, scholar, and represented global non-profit organisations.

Hayley works at the intersection of economic policy and national security and brings expertise on trade and tariffs, industrial policy, critical mineral supply chains, and public-private partnerships. She regularly convenes government, industry, and academia to bridge gaps between different stakeholders to arrive at policy solutions.

Hayley is a 2022 Fulbright Scholar (Business/Industry), which she undertook at the Hudson Institute in Washington DC. Her Fulbright examined alternative infrastructure offerings to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, including Australia-US-Japan trilateral cooperation in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

Previously, Hayley was a Department of Defence official working across the Strategy, Policy and Industry Group as well as with Defence Science and Technology (DST). With Defence, she delivered Foreign and Defence (2+2) Ministerial meetings, supported diplomatic posts in Tokyo and Washington DC, and advised senior military personnel, including on exercise. For Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017, Hayley was the Australian Policy Adviser to the Commander, US Third Fleet in San Diego.

Hayley has held Visiting Fellowships with the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) at the Australian National University and East West Center in Washington DC. She is an alum of the US State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) and the Australia-America Young Leadership Dialogue (AAYLD). Hayley previously served on the Advisory Board of the Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy, & Defence Dialogue (AP4D) and the University of Western Australia Defence & Security Institute.

Hayley is frequently quoted in the media, including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, and her work has been published in Foreign Policy, the Australian Financial Review, and academic journals. She has spoken at the Australian Parliament House, the National Press Club, Sydney Opera House and overseas. Hayley has a Master of International Relations from the University of Queensland and a Certificate in Public Policy from the London School of Economics.