Dr Lucy Burgmann is Director, Strategy at Homes NSW, the NSW Government agency responsible for the non-market housing and homelessness system. Lucy leads the development of new strategies for homelessness, social housing, affordable housing and key worker housing. Her team delivered the whole-of-government NSW Homelessness Strategy in 2025, and published the first Action Plan in early 2026.

She also supports Homes NSW’s role as steward of the housing and homelessness system, and leads engagement with the Australian Government, state and local government agencies, and delivery partners including Specialist Homelessness Services, community housing providers and Aboriginal community housing providers.

Lucy has diverse experience across the public, private and not for profit sectors including over two decades in social and affordable housing and homelessness. Previous roles include: national manager of the largest community housing provider in Australia; business development for Aboriginal housing and affordable housing; leadership of the peak body for community housing providers in NSW; and development of local government housing strategies.

She loves supporting organisations and teams to make creative, strategic decisions, and to build the capability required to implement them sustainably.