John is a non-executive director, speaker, cyber security advisor and Telstra Purple Ambassador.

He approaches information security consulting with a business focus and an array of skills and experience that cover areas including governance, risk, design, implementation and operation. His time in the ICT sector has spanned more than 30 years working at both technical and leadership levels across compute, storage, network and security domains.
In recent years, John has been using this breadth and depth of Information Systems experience to provide security consulting services to Telstra Purple customers. He is currently the Security Principal for Telstra Purple in Queensland and oversees the development and delivery of security services in this region while also providing leadership in governance and risk across other regions. John is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a graduate of the company directors course and a director of Australian National Cyber Institute and a founding member of the Active Cyber Defence Alliance.

John’s vision is to improve the security posture of Australia by applying cyber security risk and technical innovation expertise in boardrooms as both a director and an advisor.