Chris Fechner
Chief Executive Officer
Digital Transformation Agency
Chris Fechner was appointed the chief executive officer at the Digital Transformation Agency on 13 October 2021.
Chris is also the head of the digital profession; he started his two-year term in January 2023.
Chris has extensive experience in state government services, focusing on large- scale digital and ICT reform and transformation programs as well as implementing contemporary investment, contestability, and governance frameworks.
Before joining the Australian Public Service, Chris was the Queensland Government chief customer and digital officer throughout 2020 and 2021. Chris was previously the chief digital and product officer at Service NSW. Prior to that, Chris held a number of senior positions across the NSW and Queensland governments as well as in freight and rail organisations.
