Elisabeth Costa

Elisabeth is the Senior Director of Policy and Partnerships at the Behavioural Insights Team. Elisabeth previously covered the portfolio of consumer markets, energy and sustainability, financial decision-making, economic growth and encouraging businesses to be more productive, as well as more diverse and inclusive. Elisabeth was the lead author of BIT’s report on applying behavioural insights to regulated markets and developed the team’s work on building better, fairer consumer markets, running trials with regulators, consumer bodies and industry.

Elisabeth regularly contributes to policy discussions and debate on digital markets and online decision-making, financial behaviour and consumer vulnerability. Prior to joining BIT, Elisabeth held senior roles at the Australian Treasury and completed her postgraduate studies at Harvard Law School.