Secretary and leadership team of the Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Acting Secretary
Elizabeth was appointed Acting Secretary DEIT in September 2022, bringing more than 25 years' leadership experience across customer services, legal, company secretarial, compliance, risk, management, human resources and general operations.
She has been CEO of what is now the Greater Cities Commission since January 2021 and has also held the positions of Deputy Secretary, Greater Sydney at Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW), Deputy Secretary, Customer Strategy and Technology and Deputy Secretary, People and Corporate Services at TfNSW. Her earlier executive roles included Director of Australian Programs for Save the Children Australia and the Victorian Group General Manager with Transurban.
Elizabeth is passionate about harnessing stakeholder and employee engagement and new technologies to achieve new levels of service. She serves as a NSW Council member with the Institute of Public Administration.
Leadership team
The DEIT leadership team includes:
Kate Foy
Group Deputy Secretary, Arts, Sport and Tourism
Lisa Braid
Deputy Secretary Engagement, Operations and Governance
Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Sarah Hill
Chief Executive Officer, Western Parkland City Authority
Anthony Keon
Chief Executive Officer, Hospitality and Racing
Katie Knight
Interim Chief Executive Officer, Investment NSW
