Christopher (Chris) Allison (he/him)

Christopher Allison (Chris) is the Director General, Data, Analytics and Information Management for the Department of National Defence, where he is responsible for leading the data, AI and information activities for the Defence Team.  

Chris has worked in government for over 24 years across operations, policing, immigration, national security, policy, major projects, air travel, open source, data, development and leadership. He is a self-driven continuous learner who is passionate about people, network analytics and systems - seeing the connections between our people, our environments, our systems and our organizations.