Deputy Australian Public Service Commissioners

Dr Subho Banerjee is the Deputy Commissioner, Head of APS Academy and Capability. Subho is an experienced SES Band 3 officer, with previous Deputy Secretary roles in the Education and Training, Industry and Climate Change portfolios. 

Subho has rejoined the APS after a stint as the Deputy CEO, Research and Advisory, at The Australia and New Zealand School of Government, where he worked on public sector reform issues at the interface of academia and practice.  He has previously held visiting and adjunct academic appointments at the ANU and at Griffith University, and has also worked for a private sector management consultancy, and an Indigenous policy think-tank.

Subho holds a BSc and PhD in Physics from ANU. He also holds Masters qualifications in economic and social history, and environmental change and management, from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes scholar. ​​

Jo Talbot is the Acting Deputy Commissioner for Workplace Relations, Integrity and Enabling Services at the Australian Public Service Commission. She holds policy responsibility for workplace relations, integrity, general counsel and human resources and oversees Chief Operating Officer functions and committee matters.

Jo has held several senior leadership roles throughout her career including Chief Operating Officer and Chief People Officer. She brings extensive experience across a range of Commonwealth agencies, including the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Social Services, the Department of Communications and the Arts, the Department of Human Services, and the Australian Customs Service.

Internationally, Jo serves as Australia’s representative and Vice Chair of the Public Governance Committee at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). She is also a member of the Open Government Forum and a member of the AHRI Public Sector Advisory Panel. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow Certified Practitioner of Human Resources.

Jo holds a Bachelor of Arts (Human Resources) from the University of Tasmania and a Graduate Certificate of Public Administration from the University of Canberra.