Kerri Hartland

Kerri Hartland
13th Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service
Assumed office
20 February 2023
Preceded byPaul Symon
Secretary of the Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business
In office
2017–2020
Personal details
Born
Kerri Gaye Hartland

Oakey, Queensland, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Queensland;
Australian National University
ProfessionPublic Servant
Consultant

Kerri Gaye Hartland is the Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS). She was formerly an Australian public servant for 30 years, before joining the private sector. She was the first female deputy director-general of Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and took up the position of secretary of the Australian Government Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business in January 2017.