Our Board

Rachael Falk

Chief Executive Officer

Rachael Falk is one of Australia’s leading cyber security and policy experts.

Rachael is the Chief Executive Officer of the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC), leading a high-level collaboration between government, industry and research institutions.

She was recently appointed by the Home Affairs Minister as one of three members of an Expert Advisory Board, developing the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy.

Rachael is currently a Council member at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

Last November, Rachael led the Independent Review into Home Affairs’ Cyber Incident Management of the Optus and Medibank breaches.

She was also a member of the former Federal Government’s Industry Advisory Committee to help guide the implementation of Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy 2020.

Rachael has a background in commercial law and cyber security, practicing as a lawyer for more than a decade - working at top-tier firms in Australia, the UK and with Telstra.

Rachael holds an Advanced Masters in National Security Policy (Hons) from the Australian National University (ANU), Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) and a Bachelor of Arts (ANU).

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and honour their Elders past and present.

We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations Peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions.

We are privileged to gather on this Country and through this website to share knowledge with future generations.