Secretary and leadership team
Meet the Secretary of the Enterprise, Investment and Trade portfolio, Elizabeth Mildwater, and the department’s leadership team.
Secretary
![Elizabeth Mildwater, Acting Secretary, Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade](/sites/default/files/styles/_small/public/2022-09/Elizabeth%20Mildwater%203.jpg?itok=qml_1Phv)
Elizabeth was appointed Secretary of the Enterprise, Investment and Trade portfolio on 19 October 2022. Prior to that she was the CEO of the Greater Cities Commission and held leadership positions at Transport for NSW, including Deputy Secretary of:
- Greater Sydney
- Customer Technology and Services
- People and Corporate Services.
Her earlier executive roles include Director of Australian Programs for Save the Children Australia and Victorian Group General Manager for Transurban.
Elizabeth is passionate about harnessing stakeholder and employee engagement and using new technologies to improve service. She serves as a NSW Council member with the Institute of Public Administration (IPAA) and was appointed a National Fellow in October 2022.
Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade leadership team
Lisa Alonso Love
Deputy Secretary, Corporate Services
![A headshot of Lisa Alonso Love](/sites/default/files/styles/content_x1/public/2024-04/Lisa%20Love-7.jpg?itok=7nTnfNNu)
Tarek Barakat
Deputy Secretary, Hospitality and Racing
![Tarek Barakat](/sites/default/files/styles/content_x1/public/2023-12/Tarek%20Barakat%20Acting%20CEO%20HandR%20308x361_Sian%20Cortez_0.jpg?itok=B1aJFJa7)
Katie Knight
Deputy Secretary, Investment NSW
![Katie Knight, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Investment NSW](/sites/default/files/styles/content_x1/public/2022-09/Katie%20Knight%20_%20Headshot-2%20APPROVED%20300x300.jpg?itok=AK2wYADR)
Rachel Muscat
Chief of Staff, Enterprise, Investment and Trade
![Headshot Rachel Muscat](/sites/default/files/styles/content_x1/public/2023-02/Rachel%20Muscat%20%281%29.jpg?itok=b0EGrqZE)
Steve Cox
Chief Executive Officer, Destination NSW
![Photo of Steven Cox](/sites/default/files/styles/content_x1/public/2024-04/Steven-Cox---April-2024.jpg?itok=l6ExHBRP)
Annette Pitman
Chief Executive, Create NSW
![Headshot of Annette Pitman](/sites/default/files/styles/content_x1/public/2024-04/Annette_Pitman_09.jpg?itok=qm0v7ovT)
Michael Rodrigues
24-Hour Economy Commissioner
![Mike Rodrigues headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/content_x1/public/2024-04/Mike-Rodrigues-Headshot300x300.jpg?itok=axULhJ6u)