Jodi Cant was appointed Director General of the Department of Finance in August 2018.
Previously, Jodi was Chief Executive of Landgate, Western Australia's Land Information Authority. Under Jodi's leadership, Landgate was named Australia's Most Innovative Government Agency and the 19th Most Innovative Business by the Australian Financial Review.
Jodi is a transformative leader who embraces disruption with a positive and creative outlook. She is an innovator, collaborator and connector with excellent communication skills. Her experience ranges across government, start-up, private and not-for profit sectors, bringing a broad perspective to any challenge she faces.
Jodi holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Western Australia, is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Fellow of Leadership WA. Jodi is also a Board member of PSMA Australia and has previously sat on the boards of PEXA Ltd and earthmineAustralia.
Passionate about making a difference for community good and commercial gain, Jodi is driven to build upon Finance's strong record in service delivery. She brings an enthusiasm to elevate Finance's role as a leader in delivering whole-of-government targets and becoming an even more customer centric agency.