John Blackburn Ao Email and Phone Number

John is a consultant in the field of Defence and National Security. He is the Board Chair of the Institute of Integrated Economics Research - Australia, an Executive Member of the Australian Security Leaders Climate Group, a Fellow of the Institute For Regional Security, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation and the Australian Institute of Energy.He has extensive experience across the fields of strategy, policy, planning, operational command, capability development and material acquisition. He has written and spoken on National security and Resilience, Energy Security, Economic Security, Integrated Air and Missile Defence, the 5th Gen Air Force, Cyber Security, Space Policy, Defence Logistics, Defence White Papers and Fuel Security.Other Board roles have included: Chairman of the Kokoda Foundation (renamed the Institute for Regional Security,) Deputy Chairman of the Williams Foundation, and Council member of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute Council member.