Jennifer Parker

Jennifer Parker is an expert associate at the National Security College, Australian National University and an Adjunct Fellow in naval studies at the University of New South Wales Canberra.

Jennifer served for more than 20 years with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), where she specialised as a Principal Warfare Officer, including undertaking deep specialist training with the Royal Navy in anti-submarine warfare. She has undertaken a series of naval appointments nationally and internationally in areas including force design strategy, career management, international exercise planning and operations. That included service as an exchange officer with the Royal Navy.

Jennifer’s last appointment in the RAN was as Director of Operations in Bahrain of the Combined Maritime Forces, a 38-nation coalition promoting national security in the Middle East and Indian Ocean region.