Simon Draper is Secretary of our department. 

Simon brings extensive experience to this role from his former positions in New South Wales Government, including the Secretary of the NSW Premier’s Department, NSW Reconstruction Authority, Infrastructure NSW and Department of Industry. 

Before joining the public sector, he held senior executive management roles at Lumo Energy, Wellington Airport, Integral Energy and Northern Territory Airports. 

Simon holds a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from Sydney University and a Master of Business (Finance) from University of Technology Sydney. 

In 2022 he was awarded the Public Service Medal for outstanding public service for his role leading the NSW Government construction sector response to the COVID19 pandemic.