Hector Thompson

Deputy Commissioner at AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE

Hector is the ATO Deputy Commissioner responsible for international taxation and foreign investment matters. This includes the ATO’s strategy to combat base erosion, profit shifting and the tax challenges arising from digitalisation, and he represents Australia at various OECD forums.

He is the senior responsible officer for the Tax Avoidance Taskforce and GST program and has responsibility for performance measurement and support (including tax gap) for Client Engagement Group. In addition, he contributes to several ATO governance forums, including the GST Stewardship Group and the ATO Finance Committee.

Prior to joining the ATO, Hector worked in the Revenue Group at the Department of the Treasury on a range of domestic and international tax issues.

Throughout his career, Hector has held a range of positions in public policy areas at The Treasury and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet including advice on tax, fiscal, international, and macroeconomic policy matters. He served as Minister-Counsellor (Economic) and Senior Treasury Representative at the Embassy of Australia in Washington D.C. from 2014 to 2017 and in a similar role at the Embassy of Australia in Tokyo in 2010.

Hector holds a Bachelor of Arts with 1st Class Honours from Sydney University and a Graduate Diploma in Economics from the Australian National University.