Sally Thornton was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector at the Treasury Board Secretariat effective August 26, 2013. Sally first joined the Treasury Board Secretariat in 2006 as Executive Director in the Social Sector.  This was followed by a private sector interchange and work on a special project prior to moving to the Expenditure Management Sector, as Executive Director of the Expenditure Strategies and Estimates Division in the fall of 2010.  Sally has worked at an executive level at PCO, Justice, Health Canada and Environment Canada. Prior to joining the federal government Sally practiced law in Ottawa.  She has a Law degree from the University of Ottawa and a Masters in Business Administration from McGill.