Jennifer Parker is an Expert Associate at NSC, and an Adjunct Fellow in naval studies at UNSW Canberra. She also holds the position of Nancy Bentley Associate Fellow in Indo-Pacific Maritime Affairs at the Council on Geostrategy. Jennifer has over 20 years of service with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), specialising as a Principal Warfare Officer and completing advanced training in Anti-Submarine Warfare with RAN. She has extensive operational experience from the Middle East to the Caribbean, and most areas in between. She has undertaken a series of naval appointments nationally and internationally in areas including force design strategy, career management, international exercise planning and operations.