Who We Are
Jenny Mason
DIRECTOR
Jenny Mason is a seasoned executive with more than thirty years of experience in leadership roles within NSW and the Commonwealth.
Jenny was Deputy Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister from 2022 - 2025, with a focus on integrity measures, social policy and the reform of parliamentary culture.
She is a former Secretary of the NSW Department of Human Services and the NSW Department of Juvenile Justice.
Jenny chaired the 2013 Review of Australian Government Health Workforce Programs.
She also led the Research and Policy function in the final two years of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, helping shape its landmark recommendations.
Jenny was Chief of Staff to the NSW Attorney General, Minister for Corrective Services, Minister for the Environment and Minister for Emergency Services.
She has taught undergraduate and post-graduate courses on accountability, governance and public policy at leading Australian universities.
Jenny has a PhD from the University of Sydney, specialising in the analysis of government funding and oversight of the not-for-profit sector, particularly as it relates to the provision of out-of-home care for neglected and abused children.
She also is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Jenny is based in Sydney.
Chloe Bennett
DIRECTOR
Chloe Bennett is a senior political strategist and policy expert with experience advising leaders in federal and NSW politics. Chloe’s policy expertise spans across a range of issues, most notably in health and aged care, education, gender equality, law and justice.
She spent six years working for Anthony Albanese, most recently as the Prime Minister’s Governance Director and previously as Deputy Director of Policy - leading work across policy, legal, Cabinet, and Parliament.
Chloe held key roles in two successful federal election campaigns. She was Campaign Policy Director for Labor’s 2025 Federal Election, and in the 2022 campaign she was the policy adviser travelling with the leader.
Before working for the Prime Minister, she was Deputy Chief of Staff and Policy Director to the NSW Opposition Leader and an Adviser to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
Chloe is a Director of the Chifley Research Centre and a former delegate to the Australian American Leadership Dialogue.
She holds a Master of Laws (Global Health Law) from Georgetown University in Washington D.C, and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Sydney. Chloe resides in her hometown of Sydney.
