Infrastructure WA

Michael was appointed as Chairperson in April 2026.

Michael has an extensive background in research and public policy, industry representation and regulation, and as a board chair.

He is currently a member of the national board of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, chairs the federal government’s Shadow Economy Advisory Forum, is chair of Energy Consumers Australia, and chair of the Energy & Water Ombudsman of WA. He is an Adjunct Professor with the John Curtin Institute of Public Policy, and has been a senior visiting research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore, as well as the author or co-author of several books dealing with competition, franchising, entrepreneurship and business policy.

Michael was previously Deputy Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for a decade, and has served on a range of regulatory and government bodies, as well as a dean or professor in several Australian university business schools, and as the CEO of a number of business and industry associations.

Cassandra was appointed as Deputy Chairperson July 2026.

Cassandra Winzar is Chief Economist at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), where she leads the organisation’s research and policy functions focused on improving Australia’s long-term economic and social prosperity. She has authored numerous reports on productivity, housing, aged care and disadvantage, and provides strategic advice on economic policy and reform.

Prior to joining CEDA, Cassandra was Principal Economist at the Western Australian Department of Communities (Housing Authority). She has also held roles with the Reserve Bank of Australia as its Western Australian-based Economist and with EY in transfer pricing. Cassandra is a member of the Australian Statistical Advisory Council and serves on the committees of the WA Women in Economics Network and the Economics Society of Australia (WA Branch). She holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) and a Bachelor of Asian Studies from the University of Western Australia.

Cassandra was appointed as a member of Infrastructure WA's Audit, Risk and Finance Committee in July 2026.

Hamish Beck OAM is a company director and strategic adviser with extensive experience in governance, infrastructure, property, planning and environmental management. He is Chair of the Rottnest Island Authority, a Board Member of the Environmental Protection Authority and Managing Director of Beck Advisory, where he provides strategic advice to public, private and not-for-profit organisations.

Hamish has held senior executive positions with some of Western Australia's largest organisations and has served on numerous boards and advisory bodies. His previous appointments include Chair of the Swan River Trust and the Central Perth Planning Committee, and Non-Executive Director of Primewest.

In 2025, Hamish was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to conservation, environmental protection and public administration.

Hamish was appointed as a member of Infrastructure WA's Audit, Risk and Finance Committee in July 2026. 

Jenet Connell has more than 20 years’ senior executive experience across the Australian Public Service and state government, with expertise in governance, assurance, organisational transformation, policy development and service delivery.

Jenet currently serves as an Assurance Reviewer for the Australian Government Department of Finance and is a member of several government audit and risk committees. She is also an Associate Professor with the University of Canberra.

Throughout her career, Jenet has held senior leadership roles across government, leading major organisational reform, strategy, program delivery and policy initiatives. She has also served on a range of public sector, academic and not-for-profit boards. Jenet holds a Master of Organisational Psychology and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Jenet was appointed as Chairperson of Infrastructure WA's Audit, Risk and Finance Committee in July 2026. 

Mr John Galvin has over 35 years’ experience in the consulting, manufacturing and construction environments. Currently he serves as the Chief Bidding, Engineering and Concessions Officer at Clough, an Alliance Leadership Team member at Integrate Alliance and an Alternate Director at the Australian Constructors Association.

Previously, Mr Galvin held the positions of Executive Vice President-APAC and Alliance Director at Clough and was at Georgiou Group for over 11 years undertaking roles overseeing corporate and operational business units. His expertise extends across large-scale multi-disciplinary projects in Australia and New Zealand.

He is qualified with a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), a Graduate Diploma of Management, a Masters in Business Administration and has studied the Executive General Management program at Harvard Business School. Mr Galvin is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers as and Graduate of the Institute of Company Directors.

John was appointed as a member of Infrastructure WA's Audit, Risk and Finance Committee in February 2025.

Dr Richard Walley OAM is a Nyoongar man of the South West region. Richard has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal and 2 honorary doctorates for his contribution to the promotion of Nyoongar Culture and the Arts.

In 2010, Richard received the Citizen of the Year Award in the ‘Indigenous Leadership’ category of the Celebrate WA Awards. In 2021 Richard was awarded the WA Senior Australian of the Year Award.

A fluent speaker of the Nyoongar language. Richard continues to push boundaries, while always focussing on the bigger ‘community’ picture of Culture, Education, Arts and Environment.

Peter is the Director General of the Department of Transport which also sees him hold the concurrent roles of Chief Executive Officer of the Public Transport Authority and Commissioner of Main Roads. Peter was appointed in November 2021 and had been undertaking the role since March 2020. He is responsible for setting the strategic direction of transport for the state, shaping the development of all major integrated transport plans and leading the implementation of some of WA’s most transformational capital projects.

He is a member of CPA Australia, a commission member of the Western Australian Planning Commissions, chair of the Australian Road Research Board and a director of Austroads Ltd. He is also a member of the Road Safety Council of WA.

Michael Carey commenced as the Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet on 4 August 2025. 

Michael brings over 20 years of leadership experience, including public policy and program reforms that have strongly contributed to economic and social development. 

Prior to joining the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Michael served as the Under Treasurer of Queensland as the State's principal first and economic adviser with responsibility for delivering State budgets and providing policy and strategic advice to the Treasurer and Cabinet. 

Michael also served as Associate Director of The Cabinet Office and CEO of Trade and Investment Queensland. He has previously held senior roles in the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and Department of State Development Queensland where he led strategic economic industry initiatives and major economic policies and programs across government. 

Michael has a Master of Public Policy from the University of Oxford, a Bachelor of Arts and Law from the Queensland University of Technology, and a Bachelor of Commerce Politics and Public Policy from Griffith University. 

Michael graduated from Duntroon in 2001 as a member of the Queensland University Regiment and served as a reservist officer in the 9th Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment at Enoggera.

Anthony joined the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage as Director General in February 2022 with more than 4 decades of experience working in the Western Australian public sector.

As Managing Director of METRONET, Anthony was most recently responsible for delivering one of the state’s most significant public transport infrastructure programs, working collaboratively across government, and with industry.

Anthony has worked across several state agencies, mainly focused on strategic advice to the WA Government on infrastructure prioritisation and investment. He served on the board of Infrastructure Australia from 2008 to 2014.

Joann Wilkie has been appointed as the new Under Treasurer for the Department of Treasury and Finance, and Chair of Western Australian Treasury Corporation, effective from 4 August 2025. 

Joann joins us from NSW Treasury, where she has served as Deputy Secretary of the Economic Strategy and Productivity Group since February 2019, as well as a Director with the NSW TCorp. Joann brings a wealth of experience, with over 20 years in the Australian Public Service, including senior roles in agricultural, energy and gender policy, and regulatory reform across several government departments. Joann holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from the University of Sydney, a Master of Cultural Policy from the Graduate Institute of Policy Studies, Tokyo, and a Master of Public Policy from the Australian National University.