Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Strategic Policy think tank
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Leadership & Staff

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John Frewen Retired senior infantry officer, Australian Army
• Senior Fellow (Nov '24→?)
James J Tennant Is an experienced Venture Capitalist and Investment Banker with over 10 years’ experience working in the United States and Australia across the financial services.
• Fellow (Nov '23→?)
Mike 'Nipper' Norris Ex ADF; Head of Australian Intelligence Corp; Director of Intelligence (J2) Australian Theatre Headquarters.
• Director, ASPI Professional Development Centre
John Anderson Former Deputy Prime Minister | Former Leader of the National Party | Australian conservative politician
• Member, ASPI Council
Gai Brodtmann Futures Council Member at National Security College | Former Australian politician representing the Australian Labor Party in the Federal Parliament
• Chair, ASPI Council (Jun '23→?)
Lesley Seebeck CEO, Cyber21 Pty Ltd | Chair, Board of Directors, National Institute of Strategic Resilience
• External Contributor*
Paul Barnes Judith Neilson Research Fellow (Disaster Resilience) | Council Member, International Military Council on Climate & Security
• Senior Fellow (Honorary) (Jul '20→?)
Amanda Lacaze CEO & Managing Director, Lynas Rare Earths Limited
• External contributor
Rachael Falk CEO of the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre in Perth, Western Australia.
• Member, ASPI Council (Mar 28 '22→?)
Justin Bassi Executive Director, Australian Strategic Policy Institute | Chief of Staff, Marise Payne
• Executive Director (Mar 29 '22→?)*

Board Members

Gai Brodtmann Futures Council Member at National Security College | Former Australian politician representing the Australian Labor Party in the Federal Parliament
• Member, ASPI Council (Jan '20→?)
Jane Halton Former Secretary of the Australian Department of Finance
• Member, ASPI Council (Dec 20 '16→?)*
Des Moore Leading Australian libertarian
• Life long Board Member ('01→?)
Ken Gillespie Founder, The Stable Group | Director, Naval Group | Former Chief of Army, Australia
• Chair, ASPI Council (?→Jun '23)*
Margaret Staib Air Vice-Marshal (Retd) and former CEO of Airservices Australia
• Member, ASPI Council (Jan '15→Dec '20)

Donors

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Department of Defence (Australia) Australian government department charged with the responsibility to defend Australia and its national interests.
• Funding · 22,000,000 USD (Aug 31 '18→Jun 30 '23)*
US Department of State Federal executive department responsible for carrying out U.S. foreign policy and international relations
• Donation/Grant · 450,000 USD
Thales Australia Ltd Offers a wealth of international explosive ordnance expertise in ammunition, fuzes, complex componentry, guided weapons and weapon systems.
• Sponsor · 113,334 AUD (Jul 10 '19→Jun 30 '20)
Naval Group Australia (formerly DCNS) – a subsidiary of French shipbuilding company Naval Group – is Australia's international design and build partner for the Future Submarine Program.
• sponsor · 100,000 AUD (Jul 1 '19→Jun 30 '20)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Sponsor · 67,500 AUD (Jul 1 '19→Jun 30 '20)*
Lockheed Martin Corporation Defense, aeronautics, and systems engineering company
• Sponsor · 25,000 AUD (Jul 1 '19→Jun 30 '20)
Saab AB
• Sponsor · 25,000 AUD (Jul 1 '19→Jun 30 '20)
The Mitre Corporation - Australia NGO setup to fund ASPI
• Donation/Grant (Apr 26 '16)
Raytheon Company Defense contractor; merged with UTC. Surviving company exists as a subsidiary of the renamed UTC, company, Raytheon Technologies
• Sponsor
Austal Austal is Australia's global shipbuilder, defence prime contractor and maritime technology partner of choice; designing, constructing and supporting revolutionary defence and commercial vessels
• Sponsor

Child Organizations

International Cyber Policy Centre ASPI’s International Cyber Policy Centre (ICPC) is a leading voice in global debates on cyber and emerging technologies and their impact on broader strategic policy.
• Child Org (Aug 1 '13→?)

Services & Transactions

PsiQuantum Corporation USA quantum computing company based in Palo Alto, California. Developing a general-purpose silicon photonic quantum computer.
• partner 'The State and Future of Quantum Computing' Dialogue (May 1 '23→May 5 '23)*
Australia Israel Be'er Sheva Dialogue A defence and security exchange between Australia and Israel.
• strategic partner; event organised and supported by ('15→?)
Australia/Israel Jewish Affairs Council Ltd (AIJAC) The premier public affairs organisation for the Australian Jewish community.
• 2022 Be'er Sheva Dialogue partner ('22→?)
Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) Non-partisan U.S. think tank and private foundation focused on AI, technology and security.
• Project sponsor Critical Technology Tracker (Nov '23→?)*
Andrew Hastie An Australian politician and Liberal Party member of the Australian House of Representatives.
• Service/Transaction (Nov '19)
Sheryn Lee Lecturer
• Contributor

Miscellaneous Relationships

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies Israeli national security and foreign policy think tank
• Be'er Sheva Dialogue partner ('15→?)
James J Tennant Is an experienced Venture Capitalist and Investment Banker with over 10 years’ experience working in the United States and Australia across the financial services.
• Fellow
Air and Space Power Centre A key element supporting the Australian Air Force Strategy 2020 | A centre of excellence for Air and Space Power thinking, focussed on Australia's strategic circumstances.
• partner
Statecraft and Intelligence Program - ASPI A program focusing on the increasingly important role of intelligence in the conduct of statecraft, particularly in an Australian context.
• study program
Katherine Ziesing Managing Editor, Australian Defence Magazine
• Contributor*
Australian Strategic Policy Institute
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Basic Info

Types Organization, Other Not-for-Profit, Policy/Think Tank
Start date 2001
Website https://www.aspi.org.au/
Aliases ASPI
Region Australia and Oceania

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