Ex-officio Member – Monetary Policy Board Steven Kennedy PSM

BEc (Hons) (Sydney), MEc, PhD (ANU)

Steven Kennedy was appointed Secretary to the Australian Treasury with effect from 2 September 2019.

Prior to this role, he was Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development from September 2017 to August 2019. During his nearly 30 years in the public service, Dr Kennedy has held other senior positions, including: 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. Dr Kennedy served on the Reserve Bank Board from 2 September 2019 to 28 February 2025

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