Mark Evans was the first Director of National Intelligence for NZ Police (2008) and retired from the New Zealand Police Executive in December 2024 having held a wide range of portfolios. He now runs his own policing, justice, public safety and intelligence consulting and advisory business. He is currently involved in a number of projects across Australian policing. In 2019 Mark was the NZ Police executive intelligence lead in response to the 15th March Mosque attacks in Christchurch, and the subsequent Royal Commission of Enquiry.
Mark has been an Honorary Professor within the Department of Security and Crime Science at University College London since 2008 and teaches annually on an MSc programme focused on Countering Extremism, Terrorism and Organised Crime. He is also a Visiting Professor at Canterbury Christchurch University in the Centre for Policing Research.
Mark has been inducted into the Evidence-Based Policing Hall of Fame at George Mason University, USA, he is a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Intelligence Professionals and an Ambassador for the AIPIO.
Prior to moving to New Zealand, Mark was made an OBE by HM the Queen for services to policing in Northern Ireland where he served with the NIO, RUC and PSNI from 1993 – 2007
