Kylie Crane PSM, Deputy Secretary, Early Childhood & Youth, Department of Education
Kylie Crane is a proud career public servant with over 30 years’ experience in service delivery, policy development, program and project management, and implementation.
Kylie started her public service career in an entry level role with the Department of Defence before taking on a range of service delivery and operational roles in the Department of Social Security and Centrelink.
Since 2014, Kylie has held senior roles in the Department of Human Services, the Department of Education and Training, the Department of Education, Skills and Employment, and the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. She has led large-scale transformation projects, worked across a range of social policy issues and programs, driven reform through bilateral arrangements and led the Care Workforce Labour Market Study, the first ‘whole of sector’ examination of the care and support workforce.
Kylie is passionate about public service and was elected to the Institute for Public Administration Australia ACT Council in 2021. In January 2022, she was awarded a Public Service Medal (PSM) for contributions to the Disability Taskforce and to the Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kylie has a Master of Business Administration and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.