Vanya Kumar is the Executive Director, Innovation, Commercial and Investment Attraction in the Energy Group at the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action. Vanya is an experienced executive with expertise in commercial transactions, infrastructure development and project management. A lawyer by training, Vanya also brings strong commercial, negotiation, governance, stakeholder management and policy experience to her role. She has worked across a range of industries including energy and utilities, banking and finance, construction, oil and gas, and transport in Australia and overseas.