Jane Halton AO PSM has extensive experience in finance, insurance, risk management, information technology, human resources, health and ageing, and public policy. She also has significant international experience.
Ms Halton was a secretary of the Australian Department of Finance, secretary of the Australian Department of Health, secretary for the Department of Health and Ageing, and executive coordinator (deputy secretary) at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
In March 2020, Ms Halton was appointed to the board of the national COVID-19 Coordination Commission which was designed to better coordinate the efforts occurring within and between the public and private sectors following the novel coronavirus pandemic.