Kanchan Dutt

Kanchan Dutt is an experienced communications professional currently serving as Director, Media and Content at the Commonwealth Treasury since September 2022. Prior to this role, Kanchan held various significant positions at the Australian Bureau of Statistics from March 2017 to September 2022, including Director of Transformation, Internal and Media Communications, where Kanchan provided strategic support and led outward-facing communications. Kanchan's career also includes key managerial roles at the ACT Government, where strategic reforms for community participation were developed, and earlier media and communication leadership positions across several ACT Government departments. Kanchan's background includes roles at The Canberra Times as a reporter, focusing on business and general news.