David Mackay is the Deputy Secretary for Regions, Cities, and Territories in the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts. David has held a wide range of senior executive roles across the Australian public sector, including at the Department of Finance (where he was responsible for Budget coordination and policy), and the Department of Health (in health system and funding reform, and in youth mental health and suicide prevention). David is also the Department of Infrastructure’s Integrity and Risk Champion.
Between 2015 and 2017, David accompanied his wife on a DFAT posting to New Zealand. While there, he joined the New Zealand Treasury, and led the division responsible for growth and public services. In this role, he was also a member of the New Zealand Cabinet’s Officials Committee on Economic Growth and Infrastructure. On returning to Australia, David served as a member of the leadership team in McKinsey & Company’s public sector practice.
David is a graduate of the University of Sydney and Monash University, and is an alumnus of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government’s Executive Fellows Program and Deputies Leadership Program.