Andrew Leigh Clarke is a former senior Australian public servant who served as Secretary of several departments and as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, before his retirement in April 2017.
Since his retirement from the public service he has been appointed to the board of NBN Co and is to become chairman of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).
[2] As a former surveyor who had worked in Australia and Antarctica, Clarke joined the Energy area of the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources in 2002 and moved to the newly created Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism in December 2007.
[4] Clarke was appointed chair of the Australian New Zealand Land Information Council (ANZLIC) in 2011, to replace Warwick Watkins who was dismissed from the NSW Public Service for corruption.
[12] On 20 October 2017 the Australian Energy Market Operator AEMO announced Mr Clarke had been appointed chair commencing 2 November 2017.