Defence Leaders: Other Leaders
Anne Brown
First Assistant Secretary Information Communications Technology (ICT) Development
and the IT Security Adviser for the Australian Department of Defence
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Ms Anne Brown is the First Assistant Secretary for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Development and the IT Security Adviser for the Australian Department of Defence.
In this position, Ms Brown is responsible for the acquisition and development of ICT systems across the breadth of corporate and warfighting capabilities. She is also the senior Defence IT Security Adviser with responsibility for the security certification and accreditation of Defence ICT systems.
Prior to this role, Ms Brown was the Assistant Secretary for ICT Strategy and Technical Futures. Whilst in this role Ms Brown was responsible for developing Defence’s first ICT Strategy and authored key ICT components of the 2009 Australian Defence White Paper. In this role Ms Brown implemented strengthened Whole-of-Government ICT relationships on behalf of Defence.
Prior to her most recent assignments in Defence ICT roles, Ms Brown had a long and distinguished career in the Australian intelligence community. During this time Ms Brown also had responsibility for developing the business continuity plans for several Australian Intelligence Community technical capabilities.
Ms Brown has previously held the roles of Head of the Defence Security Authority and Chief of Operations at a Defence establishment.
Ms Brown is a graduate of the Australian Defence College having successfully completed the Joint Services Staff College (JSSC) Course. Ms Brown is a graduate of Deakin University with a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, a Graduate Diploma of Strategic Studies, a Diploma of Security (Risk Management) and a Certificate in Internal Audit.