Patrick McCormick
Manager Digital Engagement, Department of Justice, Victoria

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As Manager, Digital Engagement in the Strategic Communication Branch of the Department of Justice, Pat is managing a business transformation program of internal and external online initiatives and providing advice, analysis and consultation on the effective use of new media and emerging technology across the Justice portfolio.

Prior to joining the Victoria Department of Justice in December 2009, Pat was principal policy adviser at the State Services Authority where he managed the development of a Victorian Public Service Innovation Action Plan for the Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

Previously Pat worked as a senior consultant at the Nous Group, a management consultancy providing expertise in strategy and public policy, information management and technology, organisational capability and leadership. Before relocating to Australia in 2006, Pat worked as a government CIO and ICT industry executive in the Boston area in the U.S.

Pat has a Master of Public Administration from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California Berkeley.