Kerri Gaye Hartland is the Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS).
From 1986 to 1990 Hartland continued working as a journalist for Melbourne Herald and Weekly Times and News Ltd in the Parliamentary Press Gallery, while completing her second degree.
[2] She was responsible for counter espionage and interference, technical capability, information technology, corporate and legal services, strategic policy and stakeholder engagement.
[4] From February to September 2017, Hartland was the deputy secretary of the Department of Finance and the chief operating officer.
[1][better source needed] In late 2020 Hartland joined consultancy company Proximity as a Principal Advisor.
[6] On 9 December 2022, Hartland was announced as the incoming Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, commencing February 2023.
Hartland is also a Chief Executive Women member, an MS Angel (philanthropic research for multiple sclerosis), and is on the advisory board of the Brotherhood of St Laurence.