Mr Sheehan currently works as a private consultant and non-executive
director having left government employment after 32 years of service.
Most recently, he worked at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) as Deputy Secretary with responsibilities including International Security. Before that, he was Commonwealth Counter Terrorism Coordinator and Chair of the Australia-New Zealand Counter Terrorism Committee. Prior to this he was Deputy Director-General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO). This followed several years as Deputy Secretary in the Attorney-General's Department. Mr Sheehan also served as First Assistant Secretary Homeland and Border Security in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Before this, he spent 19 years at DFAT. He had overseas postings to Taipei, Beijing and Jakarta. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Australian Volunteers International.
