Ian Ramsay is the Harold Ford Professor of Commercial Law in the Melbourne Law School, where he is Director of the Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation. He has practised law with the firms Sullivan & Cromwell in New York and Mallesons Stephen Jaques in Sydney. He was Dean of the Law School from 2002–3.
Ian Ramsay is well known for policy-related research undertaken for the Australian government, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the Australian Communications and Media Authority, the Australian Law Reform Commission and other organisations. This research has resulted in important regulatory changes. He is a respected commentator in Australian and international media on corporate governance and corporate law.