Deputy Australian Public Service Commissioners

Helen Wilson is the Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer at the Australian Public Service Commission. She has responsibility for Workforce Policy & Insights, Integrity and Operations Group.

Prior to joining the Commission, Helen was Deputy Australian Statistician at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) leading the Statistical Services Group, with responsibility for producing the ABS' demographic, economic and social statistics.

Helen was previously the First Assistant Secretary of the Industry, Infrastructure and Environment Division in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Helen's experience spans both the private and public sectors. She spent seven years as an economist in the financial sector, working in Sydney and London, and ran a small business.

She has spent over 16 years working in the Australian Public Service, including in the Treasury and the Department of the Environment and Energy. She has worked on climate change, infrastructure, monetary and fiscal policy, has implemented programs and been responsible for negotiations with a range of stakeholders, including state and territory governments.

Helen has a Bachelor of Economics and Arts from the Australian National University.​

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. ​​

Peter is an experienced and skilled leader and negotiator who has delivered innovative solutions to complex problems while working effectively with stakeholders and managing risks.

Peter has 40 years’ experience as an industrial relations practitioner and fulfilled senior leadership roles with the Finance Sector Union and the NSW Public Service, including over a decade as the Deputy Secretary, Corporate Services, NSW Education Department.

He has a Master of Business Administration from UTS, Master of Labour Law and Relations from the University of Sydney and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of NSW.

Peter was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2017 and completed a Churchill Fellowship in 1988.