Tom Ravlic is an investigative journalist, author and academic with more than 23 years’ experience in reporting on and analysing politics and regulatory affairs for local and international media. He cut his teeth with almost a decade of journalism writing about accounting and finance and breaking stories for a range of print and online publications including metropolitan newspapers, business magazines, professional journals and overseas newsletters.

Tom returned to journalism in September 2016 after spending 12 years in the finance sector in various roles dealing predominantly with regulatory and policy analysis, corporate governance, government relations and risk management. Tom’s expertise has been recognised in recent years with casual academic appointments to teach audit and assurance as well as assist in curriculum development.

His work has been published in Retail Banker International, Card International, The Accountant, the Daily Telegraph, the Sunday Mail, Crikey, The Saturday Paper and domestic and international professional journals. Tom is a fellow of the Institute of Public Accountants and FINSIA. He is the author of Vulture City: How Our Bankers Got Rich on Swindles (2019).