Lisa Marian Paul AO PSM is the seventh chancellor of the University of Canberra[1] and a former senior Australian public servant and policymaker.

[4] When she was young, Paul and her family moved to Christchurch, New Zealand and then to Adelaide, South Australia following her father's job opportunities.

[4] After a first-job working at Target Newton in Adelaide,[5] Paul's first public service role was in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government Housing Trust.

[6] Paul led the Commonwealth's domestic response to the 2002 Bali bombings while a Deputy Secretary in the Department of Family and Community Services.

[15] In June 2011 Paul was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to public sector leadership in key policy and program implementation, particularly through driving reform in education, employment and workplace.