KATY HAIRE
Since September 2015, Katy Haire has been Deputy Secretary of the Early Childhood and School Education Group (ECSEG). She is responsible for designing a learning, development, wellbeing and child health system that delivers improved outcomes for all children and young people from birth to 18 years of age, and their families, without exception. Prior to joining the Department, Katy held a range of senior management and executive roles within the Victorian public sector, including Deputy Secretary of Service Design and Operations at the Department of Health and Human Services, and as Director of Social Policy at the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC).
Katy holds a Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) from Monash University, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in political science and history, and a Master of Arts in the history of education from the University of Melbourne. She also holds an Executive Master of Public Administration from the University of Melbourne and is a Senior Executive Fellow of the Harvard Kennedy School, and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.