MAJ GEN MIKE CLIFFORD, AM, CSC

Major General Clifford served more than 30 years in the military and held senior appointments during his career, including Chief of Staff to the Chief of the Defence Force during Australia’s operations in East Timor in 1999, the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and Director-General Preparedness and Plans-Army in 2003-2004.

Over his career, the Major General was a key leader in the development of education and training in Defence. His final appointment in Defence was as Head of Information Capability Management within the Chief Information Officer Group, with responsibility for the conduct of both current military operations and preparing for future operations.

On leaving the Army, he moved on to senior leadership roles in the defence industry, with General Dynamics and IBM. He was the founding chair of the UNSW Canberra Advisory Council, and later moved to the role of senior advisor at UNSW Canberra.