Professional Affiliation

Deputy Director of Defence, Strategy & National Security and, Head of the International Program, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

Expert Bio

Lisa Sharland is the Deputy Director of Defence, Strategy & National Security and the Head of the International Program at ASPI.

Since commencing at ASPI in March 2014, Lisa has conducted field research on preventing and countering violent extremism in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Kenya, and UN peacekeeping missions in Mali, South Sudan and the Central African Republic. She has authored numerous research publications and provided expert commentary to media and news outlets. She is currently involved in coordinating ASPI’s Women in Defence and Security Network (WDSN).

Prior to joining ASPI, Lisa worked as the Defence Policy Adviser at the Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations in New York.

Lisa is a member of the Advisory Group on Australia-Africa Relations (AGAAR), which is tasked by the Foreign Minister with informing Australia’s thinking and policies on Africa. She also serves on the Advisory Board of the University of Western Australia’s Africa Research and Engagement Centre (AfREC).