Lyn O’Connell was appointed the head of Biosecurity in the Australian Government Department of Agriculture in October 2015. Lyn is reponsible for the National Biosecurity System.

Lyn was previously a Deputy Secretary at the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, a position she held for nearly seven years.

Prior to that, Lyn held a number of senior executive positions in other government portfolios and the private sector.

She has a Bachelor of Science degree (ANU); is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.

Lyn was awarded a Public Service Medal in 2014.