Australian Electoral Commission
John Forrest has a diverse range of work experience in various roles within different organizations. John has served as the Chief Information Officer at the Australian Electoral Commission since 2021. Prior to this, they worked at the Civil Aviation Safety Authority from 2011 to 2021, holding positions such as Chief Information Officer, Manager of Infrastructure & Operations, and Section Head of Service Management. Before that, they worked at CrimTrac from 2006 to 2011, where they held roles including Manager of Enterprise Service Management, Manager of Infrastructure Services, and IT Service Continuity Program Manager. John also worked briefly at the Australian Taxation Office in 2006 as the Director of EDS Contract Performance.
John Forrest obtained a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree from Charles Sturt University, which they attended from 2013 to 2016. John also completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration from the same university. Additionally, they attended Copland College, but no specific degree or field of study is mentioned.
Australian Electoral Commission
The AEC has been around since 1984 and prior to that was known as the Australian Electoral Office. We run Australia’s federal elections, by-elections, referendums and some industrial and commercial events as well. People often ask what we do in between events and the answer is plenty! We maintain the electoral roll, redraw electoral boundaries and conduct industrial and commercial elections. The AEC also provides a range of ongoing electoral education and awareness programs from school age children visiting our electoral education centre to direct engagement with people living in remote areas of Australia. For the more politically savvy we also play a role in the disclosure of the financial dealings of political parties and others involved in the electoral process. The biggest thing that the AEC does in between events though is to plan for the next one - careful planning of what is the biggest peacetime logistical exercise conducted in Australia without a known date. Authorised by the Electoral Commissioner, Canberra.