Meghan Quinn PSM

Meghan Quinn was appointed the Secretary of the Department of Defence in May 2026.

Meghan brings a wealth of experience to Defence from her former positions as the Secretary of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, and senior roles at Treasury, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Bank of England.

Throughout her career she has provided advice on a wide range of policy areas, industry, science, resources, technology, financial markets, superannuation, corporate governance, international relations, structural reform, macroeconomics, climate change mitigation, forecasting and modelling.

Meghan holds a Masters of Economics from the London School of Economics, a Bachelor of Economics (First Class Honours) from the University of Western Australia and was awarded a Public Service Medal in 2009 for outstanding public service in the development of climate change policy.