Russell Metge is the Senior Manager Intelligence at Triple Zero Victoria, and a recognised leader in building complex inter-agency strategic and operational intelligence capability, with a focus on strategic intelligence and geopolitical risk across government and industry. Through senior intelligence roles within the New Zealand Defence Force, the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence and Sky Group UK, Russell has led and contributed to teams delivering strategic foresight, operational intelligence, national security assessments, threat analysis and enterprise risk advice — providing the insight and foresight that informs policy, strengthens decision advantage, and supports executive decision-making.
He holds postgraduate qualifications in national security, intelligence and international relations from King's College London, Massey University and Nanyang Technological University Singapore, complemented by a range of operational and strategic intelligence courses in all FVEY countries. Russell is passionate about growing the intelligence profession, as co-convenor of the Emerging Intelligence Professionals Community of Practice for the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers, and an advisor for the Power of Intelligence course at the Queensland University of Technology's Master of Justice program.
