Katja Hanewald is an Associate Professor in the School of Risk and Actuarial Studies and a Senior Investigator at the Centre for Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), both at UNSW Sydney. Her research focuses on longevity trends, healthy ageing, and insurance strategies for ageing populations. She has published widely in leading journals across insurance, actuarial science, economics, and health.

Katja is the Immediate Past President of the Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association (APRIA). She serves as a Co-Editor of the North American Actuarial Journal, an Editor of the Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, and is an Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Risk and Insurance and the ASTIN Bulletin.

Research interests: Insurance economics; actuarial studies; longevity, healthy ageing and long-term care trends; design of public and private insurance programs to manage retirement risks; housing wealth as a source of retirement funding; behavioural aspects of financial planning; China