Lucy Maloney was born in Melbourne, Australia. She studied law and arts (environmental science) in university and obtained a law degree and an MBA. Maloney worked as a lawyer for the Victoria State State Environment Protection Authority. After ten years at the EPA, she worked for BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina’s Sourcing and Contracts team.
Maloney then moved to Singapore while still working for BHP as a risk management specialist for the Minerals Exploration team. She completed her MBA in 2011.
After briefly living in Santiago, Chile, Maloney and her family moved to Vancouver in 2017, where she resides with her husband and two children in the West End neighbourhood. In Vancouver, Maloney chaired the Lord Roberts Elementary School Parent Advisory Committee, with a focus on safe routes for children to get to school. She was a volunteer with the road safety advocacy group Vision Zero Vancouver.[4][5][6][7]
