Alana Lundy | Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer
Department of Social Services

Alana is a career Public Servant with over 36 years’ service across both the Commonwealth and ACT governments. Having joined as a trainee, Alana has literally worked her way from the ground up through to senior and executive management positions. As a people focussed leader, she is a specialist in driving teams to achieve key deliverables through respect, mentoring, support, development and motivation.  In her time with the ACT Government, Alana brought together diverse ICT teams within Digital Canberra to support Directorates and the ACT Government’s operational management and multiple new ICT initiatives. In 2024, Alana returned to the Commonwealth Government after securing the role of CIO Branch Manager at the Department of Social Services. In this position, she oversees the functions of the Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, and AI Accountable Official. Alana brings extensive expertise in ICT infrastructure, along with a strong track record of leading high-performing teams, to this new chapter in her career. Alana has spent the majority of her career in male dominated departments where she has forged her leadership and management style around honesty and integrity. Frequently regarded as the “go to” person in whichever section she supports, Alana works at a fast pace with high energy to empower her staff to be part of their achievements. Having completed the YWCA She Leads Diploma of Leadership and Management in 2017, Alana compliments her extensive on-the-job experience with formal qualifications. In her spare time, Alana is an avid sportswoman who competes in hockey and softball at a representative level. She is a working mum of two busy teenagers and two young adults, and a proud grandmother to her grandson, and volunteers in her community whenever she can.