Laurie-Anne Kempton joined the Privy Council Office as Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Communications and Consultations and head of communications for the Government of Canada on September 26, 2022. Prior to that, she served in roles as the Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Affairs at National Defence and as Chief of Staff to the Clerk and the Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council.Over her 30 years in the Federal Public Service, Laurie has worked at multiple departments in roles covering communications, policy, outreach and operations. In 2011, Laurie was appointed Director, Foreign Operations for Passport Canada where she managed the passport program and crisis response in over 200 embassies abroad. In 2015, she joined the Bank of Canada, where she was responsible for creating and managing the public consultation to put a Canadian woman on a bank note. While at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, she led Canada’s policy work for the G7 Ministerial on Oceans and the Sustainable Blue Economy conference in partnership with the Government of Kenya.Laurie has taught Public Consultation and Engagement at the Carleton School of Journalism and Communications. She has a Master of Science in Management from the Smurfit School of Business at the University College Dublin and a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton University.