Vanessa Pinto is the Chief Operations Officer of the Department of NRE Tas, where she leads the Strategy and Business Services division and provides corporate support and services to independent authorities including the Inland Fisheries Service, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, the Waste and Recovery Board and the Environment Protection Authority.

Overseeing the Department’s strategy to deliver a sustainable Tasmania, the Strategy and Business Services division provides services across key functions such as people and culture, finance, digital and data services, emergency and asset management, strategic projects and policy, strategic communications, governance, and legal and administrative services.

​With portfolio ministerial accountabilities across Primary Industries and Water, Environment, Heritage, Racing, Parks and Resources, Vanessa oversees the delivery and performance of ministerial support and services.

Vanessa Pinto in an experienced executive leader across the public and private sector leading strategy, marketing, transformational change, operations and corporate functions.​