Chris Allen
ABOUT
Chris Allen
Chris Allen is an author, public speaker, veteran, senior executive with experience in the government and not-for-profit sectors, and father. He was appointed Sheriff of New South Wales in 2008 (one of Australia's most historical law enforcement appointments) and he is a member of the Australian Crime Writers Association (ACWA).
His service in the Australian Army included airborne forces, military intelligence, attachments to the New Zealand Army, the British Parachute Regiment and deployments to Africa, South-East Asia and Central America. After leaving the military, Chris led security and logistics operations for CARE International in East Timor during the 1999 emergency, the upgrade of Counter Terrorism First Response measures at Sydney Airport after 9/11, and protection of the Sydney Opera House. In 2008 he was appointed Sheriff of New South Wales, one of Australia’s most historic law enforcement appointments.
Chris lives on the South Coast of New South Wales with his sons, Morgan and Rhett.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
The Manly Writers' Festival acknowledges and thanks the original storytellers on the lands on which our events take place, the Gameraygal people of the Eora Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing connection and culture, and we pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present, as well as emerging leaders.