About Geostrategic Risk Partners
Who We Are
Geostrategic Risk Partners Pty Ltd was formed with one express purpose – to help organisations manage geostrategic risks and find opportunities to succeed in an uncertain world.
We are passionate about building more resilient organisations, enabled for success.
We have decades of experience in developing and implementing strategies, plans and arrangements that take advantage of the opportunities for smart organisations and hedge against the uncertainties that we all face.
We have provided advice and analysis for national governments, international organisations and corporate organisations struggling to manage current and future operations.
We have deep experience in providing risk intelligence across all dimensions of geostrategic risk, crisis management, scenario-planning and long-term capability development.
We have worked at the highest levels of Government across the national security domain and have been at the centre of international developments across technology regulation, cyber and data security, defence and national security planning, service and operations delivery.
Our Managing Partner
Marc Ablong PSM
Marc Ablong PSM is the managing partner of Geostrategic Risk Partners.
Marc left the Australian Public Service in 2024 after a 31 year career that culminated as a Deputy Secretary within the Australian Department of Home Affairs, where he held responsibility for strategic guidance and capability planning; national security policy; international relationship management; immigration policy; law enforcement policy and electronic surveillance reform; data and biometrics policy; regional processing and resettlement; intelligence; critical and emerging technology policy; cyber security policy; national resilience and strengthening democracy.
Prior to the Department of Home Affairs, Marc was a senior executive with 25 years within the Australian Department of Defence, where he held positions in capital equipment & acquisition policy; international policy; military strategy; maritime capability development; Air Force long-range planning; futures and scenario-planning; national support and mobilisation planning, information strategy and futures; strategic reform; Defence strategic policy; Defence industry policy; corporate governance; media and ministerial coordination; contestability and naval shipbuilding policy. Marc was Chief of Staff of the 2009 Defence White Paper Team, providing strategic advice and support to the Principal Author, and led the development of the 2016 Defence White Paper, Integrated Investment Program and Defence Industry Policy Statement. He left Defence after a period as acting Deputy Secretary Strategic Policy and Intelligence.
Prior to joining Government service, Marc had an earlier career in the Australian banking and finance industry.
Marc is a graduate of the Joint Services Staff College (1997), the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies (2002) and the Advanced Management Program 190 (2016) at the Harvard Business School. Marc was awarded the Public Service Medal in the Australia Day Honours 2018.
