Mary Ann O’Loughlin

Deputy Secretary of Social Policy Group, NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet

Mary Ann O’Loughlin is Deputy Secretary, Social Policy Group, NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet. As part of her position, she has responsibility for advising on Justice, Health, Family & Community Services & Education.  She joined the NSW Government from KPMG, where she was an Executive Director in Management Consulting. Previously, she held a number of senior executive positions in the Commonwealth Public Service and was Senior Adviser (Social Policy) to Prime Minister Paul Keating. Mary Ann is a National Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia. In 2013 she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to public administration and social policy.