About the Chief Executive

Dr Rhondda Dickson is an experienced leader in natural resource management policy and has over twenty years experience working with states and territories in the development and implementation of national policies. Dr Dickson has been closely involved in the development of the National Action Plan for Water Quality and Salinity, national forest policy and national approaches to vegetation management.

In her most recent position as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Dr Dickson had responsibility for primary industries policies within the agriculture portfolio including agribusiness,  rural research and development policy,  drought policy, fisheries and forestry. 

As a senior executive with the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Dr Dickson was involved in policy coordination and decisions on water (including the Murray–Darling Basin), primary industries, the environment, climate change and energy, industry, infrastructure and science.

She has also worked across the full scope of practical natural resource management within the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Department of Environment, the Department of Primary Industries and the CSIRO.