A former Australian politician and lawyer who served as the Treasurer in the Australian Howard Government from 1996 to 2007. Costello was a Member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1990 to 2009, representing the Division of Higgins. He also served as the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 1994 to 2007. On 18 September 2008, Costello was appointed as chairman of the World Bank's new Independent Advisory Board (IAB) to provide advice on anti-corruption measures. Costello has served as Chairman of Nine Entertainment Co. since February 2016. He sits on the Board of the Australian Future Fund and BKK Consulting a boutique corporate advisory and chairs the advisory board of specialist corporate advisory firm ECG Advisory Solutions.