Mike Pezzullo

Mike Pezzullo is a senior Australian public servant. He is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, a position to which he was appointed on 15 February 2013.

Education
Pezzullo has a BA(Hons) in History from Sydney University.

Career
Pezzullo joined the Department of Defence as a graduate in 1987. In 1992 he transferred to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, where he worked in the International Division. In 1993 he joined the staff of the Foreign Minister, Senator the Hon Gareth Evans QC, and remained in Parliament House until December 2001. In February 2002, he rejoined the Department of Defence.