Billy Blackett

Biography

Billy is an Australian Rhodes Scholar embarking on an MSc in Public Policy Research at Oxford in the 2026/27 academic year, focused on the policies that shape private and public capital. He is an MPP alumnus (Class of 2025/26) and spent the summer as a policy analyst at a London-based think tank. Prior to Oxford, Billy completed a Bachelor of Economics with Honours in Education Policy at the University of Tasmania, graduating as University Medallist. Beyond academia, he founded two education ventures, one later sold and the other acquired by a non-profit. He has also worked across management consulting, economic advisory, and education policy, and represented Australia in diplomacy and sustainability programs in South East Asia.