Dr Mark Crosweller has over 40 years of experience in crisis, national security, and emergency management, leading major strategic reform in governance, strategy, policy, operations, and capability.  Between 2012-2020 as Director General Emergency Management Australia and Head of the National Resilience Taskforce, Mark was responsible for briefing the Prime Minister and Cabinet on disaster management and providing strategic policy advice on climate and disaster risk reduction and resilience.

From March 2020-June 2025 Mark was a Senior Advisor and International Luminary to KPMG advising on disaster management, resilience, and leadership ethics. Concurrently and continuing, Mark is the Founder and Director of Ethical Intelligence and a published author.

Mark’s ongoing research interest is in relational leadership ethics in senior executive leadership within the private sector, public service, national security, and disaster management sectors. His book is titled “Compassion in Disaster Management: The Essential Ethic of Relational Leadership”.