Jason Brown is the Chief Executive Officer of Cadentis/Cinnteacht PL, a consortium-based consultancy in risk, security, business continuity and crisis management.
From 2021 to 2024 he served Principal Advisor on Risk and Security to the CEO and Board of Directors, Thales Australia and New Zealand and 2004 to 2021 as National Security Director for Thales in Australia and New Zealand.Before joining Thales in 2004, Jason had 27 years of experience in the Commonwealth Government, holding various significant appointments, including:
- Assistant Secretary – Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation,
- Director General – Safety, Compensation and People Development,
- Assistant Secretary – Defence Security,
- Various appointments in the Attorney General’s Security portfolio in the areas of counter-terrorism, security policy, and investigations.
He has served on numerous senior boards and committees in both the public sector and private institutions.
Boards and committees include:
- Chair of the International Standards Committee for Risk Management (ISO TC262) 2017 to 2023.
- Member of the Governance Advisory Committee of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management.
- Member of the ISO JTC1 – SC27 Cyber Security.
- Deputy Chair of the Forum of Australian Security Executives (FASE).
- Chair of the Australian Council of Security Executives.
- Member of the ISO Climate Change Control Committee.
- Chair of the Sectara Board.
Jason has authored several publications in the areas of client service, risk management, event management, intelligence management, and security. He was awarded the Australian Security Medal for Conspicuous Service in February 2011. In 2019, IFSEC International recognized him as one of the top 20 globally influential persons in Security and Fire Management.
He is a Fellow of the following organisations:
- Institute of Strategic Risk Management
- The Security Institute
- Australian Security Leaders Climate Change Group
- Australian Risk Policy Institute
