Rajiv Shah | Fellow
Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Rajiv Shah combines deep technical knowledge with experience in a range of business leadership roles, as well as providing policy and strategy advice to senior executives. As a Fellow of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, he has published a number of papers on cyber strategy and policy, including plans a national digital identity system, and is a regular speaker at industry conferences and a contributor to industry publications. He has consulted to Government and commercial clients, helping them to understand technology, and use it securely to deliver genuine business benefit. Rajiv is also a director of the Australian Information Security Association, Australia's peak body for the cyber security industry. Rajiv holds a PhD in quantum physics from the University of Cambridge and has expertise in quantum, AI, cyber security, telecommunications and cloud technology. Rajiv was the inaugural Australian regional director for the cyber security division of BAE Systems, and has had a 30 year career working in a range of technical and business leadership roles. He has experience of working in the UK and the US, and since 2011 has been based in Canberra, Australia.