Meg Brighton

Meg Brighton commenced as Deputy Secretary, Schools with the Department of Education in March 2023. Prior to joining the Department, Meg’s previous roles include Head of the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service (PWSS), Deputy Director-General in ACT Health, Deputy Director-General and Acting Director-General of the ACT Education Directorate. Meg has more than 25 years’ experience across economic and social policy portfolios, regulation, corporate services and service delivery in the ACT, NSW and Canadian public sectors. She has also held a number of non-executive director roles in the non-government sector and has served on the Boards of ACARA and the ACT Teacher Quality Institute. Meg holds a Master of Commerce (major in Law) and a Bachelor of Arts (major in Public Relations).