Lisa Gooding

BOARD MEMBER

Lisa Gooding has extensive experience in energy and climate change policy. She brings to the Committee for Gippsland more than 15 years’ expertise advising government and industry, delivering structural economic reforms, and creating growth opportunities for businesses.

Lisa is a fourth generation Gippslander who grew up in the Latrobe Valley and knows firsthand the challenges facing the region. She is passionate about collaborating with stakeholders to generate sustainable economic opportunities for Gippsland and improving their living standards. Lisa has previously worked for the Australian Public Service before serving as an Energy Adviser to the Federal Minister for Resources and Energy.

She contributed to Australia’s first national emissions trading scheme and has provided strategic advice on Australia’s energy policy. She has a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in economics and worked as the Director of Energy Policy at the Business Council of Australia before joining Energy Australia in 2015, where she led the Policy and Government Relations Team and is now the Yallourn Transition Leader.