Adrian Tembel -  Chair

Adrian Tembel is the Chair of the South Australian Productivity Commission (SAPC). He was previously a part-time Commissioner of the SAPC.

Adrian also serves as the Chief Executive Partner of South Australian headquartered national law firm Thomson Geer. Adrian was a specialist corporate and technology lawyer and Partner at Thomson Geer for more than 15 years prior to his appointment as the firms’ Chief Executive Partner in April 2009.

Adrian studied at the University of Adelaide, receiving a degree in Economics and an honours degree in Law.

Melissa Wilson -  Commissioner

Melissa Wilson commenced as a Commissioner of the South Australian Productivity Commission in June 2025. She previously worked as a Senior Economist at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), where she led CEDA's research on productivity and business dynamism. Melissa has more than a decade of experience as an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), where she worked in a broad variety of areas including the RBA’s business liaison program, overseas economies, international relations, labour markets, domestic markets, financial stability and public education.

Melissa holds a Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Adelaide, Honours in Economics from the University of Melbourne, and a Masters of Economics from the University of New South Wales.