Gaurav Khemka

Gaurav Khemka serves as a Senior Lecturer at the Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics, Australian National University. His work bridges actuarial science, computational economics, and policy-focused retirement research with emphasis on lifetime financial decision optimization.

Education & Qualifications: BA in Economics (Hons.), Master of Actuarial Studies (MAAct), PhD, Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (FIAA), and Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary (CERA).

His research centers on superannuation systems, life insurance modeling, and computational approaches to retirement income design. He specializes in stochastic dynamic programming applications for lifetime utility maximization, portfolio selection under volatility, and hedging strategies in insurance contexts. Current work explores behavioral aspects like money illusion in retirement savings and pandemic-era investment switching.

Recent publications demonstrate strong thematic continuity in retirement income security (2024-2025), addressing Australian housing dynamics, disability insurance risk quantification, and policy-oriented retirement framework design. These works integrate actuarial rigor with economic behavioral insights across finance, insurance, and public policy domains.

Active research projects include the Yamatji South Clean Energy Scoping Project (2024-2025), household electrification finance policy development (2023-2025), and prior initiatives on superannuation lifecycle modeling (2020-2022) and retiree investment risk metrics (2022). He collaborates extensively with Butt, Lim, and Warren on pension policy and risk management frameworks.