Dr Steven Kennedy

Dr Steven Kennedy PSM commenced as Secretary to the Treasury in September 2019.

Prior to this, Steven was Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development between September 2017 and August 2019.

In a public service career spanning more than 30 years, Steven has held a series of other senior positions. These include Deputy Secretary at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; Deputy Secretary at the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science; Deputy Secretary at the Department of the Environment; Deputy Secretary at the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, and the Head of Secretariat of the Garnaut Climate Change Review – Update 2011.

Steven’s first role in the Australian Public Service came in 1992 as a cadet at the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Before this, he trained and worked as a nurse.

Steven has served on a number of boards. He is a member of the Reserve Bank Board, Council of Financial Regulators, Board of Taxation, Advisory Board of the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation.

Steven was awarded a Public Service Medal in 2016 for outstanding public service in the area of climate change policy.

Steven holds a PhD and a Master of Economics from the Australian National University, and a Bachelor of Economics (First Class Honours) from the University of Sydney.