John Lee

Who is John Lee?

John Lee is the Chief Executive of Casinos and Resorts Australasia, responsible for delivering the strategic and operational outcomes of the organisation. Previously he was CEO of the Tourism & Transport Forum, a senior Australian bureaucrat, former head of the NSW Department of Premier & Cabinet, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Transport and State Transit Authority.

On graduating from De La Salle College in 1981, Lee successfully completed a Bachelor of Education at the University of Wollongong. Whilst studying he held the position of President of the University Union and was an elected member of the Wollongong University Council.

Upon completing his degree he taught at secondary schools in Western Sydney. During the first term of the Carr Government he worked for Treasurer Michael Egan and then transitioned to work for RailCorp in the lead up to and during the Sydney 2000 Olympics as the General Manager of Communications and Marketing.

He was Managing Director of Westbus and the National Bus Company in the early part of the decade before joining the public sector.