The Australian economist who helped design Australia's war economy during the World War II and led the Australian delegation to the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944 is Leslie Melville.
Sir Leslie Galfreid Melville KBE (26 March 1902  30 April 2002) was a renowned Australian economist, academic and public servant. During World War II, he helped design Australia's war economy. In 1944 Melville led the Australian delegation to the Bretton Woods Conference, which laid the foundations for the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 
