Organisation chart

How our department is structured.

Download our organisation chart (effective 8 October 2024) or scroll information below.

Note: 'a/g' means the person is acting in the role.

Ministers

Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia
Minister for Industry and Science

Secretary

Chief of Staff

Nino Miletovic (a/g)
Chief of Staff

Resources and Strategy Group

Jane Urquhart
Deputy Secretary

Divisions

Analysis and Insights

Michelle Dowdell
Chief Economist
Bede Jones
Data and Evaluation
Kate Penney
Economic and Industry Analysis
Crystal Ossolinski
Energy Transition and Industry Insights
Peter Harris (a/g)
Resource Economics

Australian Radioactive Waste Agency (ARWA)

Sam Usher
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Weaver
Policy, Governance and Strategy
James Pitman (a/g)
Program Delivery
Amanda Fortanier
Safety and Technical
Jodie Lindsey
Social License and Operational Support

International, Trade and National Security

Donna Looney
Head of Division
Richard Samuels
International Science and Resources
Jo Fielding (a/g)
National Security Engagement
Alison Drury
Trade and International

Minerals and Resources

Victoria Pullen (a/g)
Head of Division
Katherine Pohl (a/g)
Critical Minerals Office
Leigh Peters (a/g)
Critical Minerals Security
Kym Moore (a/g)
Mining
Damien Dunn
Resources Strategy

Oil and Gas

Robert Jeremenko
Head of Division
William Tan
Decommissioning Taskforce
Catherine Kesteven (a/g)
Gas
Graeme Waters
National Offshore Petroleum Titles Adminstrator
Shane McWhinney
Northern Endeavour
Cliff Weeks
Offshore Resources
Norelle Laucher
Offshore Strategy
David Lawrence
Timor Sea

Strategic Policy

Merrick Peisley (a/g)
Head of Division
Dwayne Purdy (a/g)
Budget and Portfolio Policy
Tegan Johnson
Ministerial and Executive Enabling
Celia Gleeson and Naomi Perdomo
Whole of Government Policy and Priorities

Portfolio entities

Geoscience Australia

Chief Executive Officer

National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA)

Chief Executive Officer

Industry and Commercialisation

Deputy Secretary

Divisions

Anti-Dumping Commission

Isolde Lueckenhausen (a/g)
Commissioner
Justin Wickes (a/g)
Investigations
Katrina Gunn (a/g)
Legal and Dispute Resolution
Esther Harvey (a/g)
Strategy and Operations

AusIndustry

David Luchetti
Head of Division
Sarah Howard
Business Outreach and Engagement
David Chuter
Executive Director, Industry Growth
Tanya Blight
Industry Growth Program

Australian Building Codes Board

Gary Rake
Chief Executive Officer

Commercialisation

Dara Williams
Head of Division
Jill Larsen (a/g)
Office of Industry Innovation and Science Australia
Matt Crawshaw
Research and Development Tax Incentive
Sarah Kosciuk (a/g)
Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

Industry and Manufacturing Division

Tara Oliver
Head of Division
Louise Talbot
Building and Biotechnologies
Leah Wojcik
Industrial Net Zero Transformation
James Flick
Industry Policy
Patrick Fester (a/g)
Sectoral Manufacturing
Jacqui Walters
National Rail Manufacturing Advocate

Sovereign Capability and Supply Chains

Troy Sloan
Head of Division
Jocelyn Cooper
Batteries
John Krbaleski
Industry Participation and Major Projects Facilitation
Jasminder Higgins
NRF Policy and FMA Liaison
Tim Wong
Office of Supply Chain Resilience

Portfolio entities

Industry Innovation and Science Australia

NRF Corporation

Rebecca Manen (a/g)
Chief Executive Officer

IP Australia

Director-General

Science and Technology Group

Helen Wilson
Deputy Secretary

Divisions

Australian Space Agency

Enrico Palermo
Agency Head
Jarrod Powell
National Space Capability, Technology and Programs
Chris De Luis
Office of the Space Regulator
Chris Hewett
Space Policy

National Measurement Institute

Chief Executive Office and Chief Metrologist
Tim Stobaus
Analytical Services
Dr Helen Salouros (a/g)
Chemical and Biological Metrology
Bill Loizides
Legal Metrology
Dr Jan Herrmann
Physical Metrology
Lisa Hind
Strategy and Operations

Questacon

Jo White
Executive Director
Steve Stirling
Operations
Dr Bobby Cerini
Science and Learning

Science

Anthony McGregor
Head of Division
Paula Perrett
Office of the Chief Scientist and Research Policy
Michele Graham
Quantum
Natalie Weddell
Science Governance and Astronomy
Dianna Gaetjens
Science Policy
Brett Wiley (a/g)
Technology Investment

Strategic Examination of Research and Development

Dom English
Head of Secretariat
Alex Cooke
Executive Director

Technology and Digital

Anthony Murfett
Head of Division
Niki Strachan (a/g)
AI Governance
Dan Quinn
AI Policy
Jessica Foote
Critical Technology Strategy and Engagement
Stela Solar
National AI Centre

Portfolio entities

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)

Chief Executive Officer

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Doug Hilton
Chief Executive

Chief Scientist

Enabling and Business Services Group

Neal Mason
Deputy Secretary

Divisions

Business Grants Hub

Sam Chard
Head of Division
Noel Taloni
External and Assurance
Judith Blake
External and Design
Kimberly Shrives
Internal and Design
Linda Lee
Internal and Systems

Chief Counsel and Integrity

Janean Richards
Head of Division
Derek Stiller
Integrity
Deborah Miliszewski
Legal

Chief Finance Officer

Gavin McCosker
Head of Division
Nancy Choy (a/g)
External Budgets and Costings
Kirsty Bunfield
Financial and Shared Services
Jane Childs
Financial Management

Chief Information Officer

Rebecca Lee
Head of Division
Simone Boulding
Digital Services for Business
Somers Bloomfield
Digital Strategy and Cyber Security
Stewart McGill
ICT Operations

Chief Operating Officer

Leanne Yannopoulos
Head of Division
Louise Wallensky
Communications
Kellie Workman (a/g)
NMI Property Program Office
Tanja Watson
People
Casey Millward
Property and Place

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