Marc Ablong PSM is the Managing Partner of Geostrategic Risk Partners Pty Ltd. Geostrategic Risk Partners exists to help organisations manage geostrategic risks and find opportunities to succeed in an uncertain world.

Prior to founding Geostrategic Risk Partners, Marc had a 31 year career in the Australian Public Service, that culminated as Deputy Secretary of the Australian Department of Home Affairs. Prior to joining the Department of Home Affairs, Marc was a senior executive with 25 years within the Department of Defence. Marc led the development of the 2016 Defence White Paper, Integrated Investment Program and Defence Industry Policy Statement. He left Defence after a period as acting Deputy Secretary Strategic Policy and Intelligence. Prior to joining Government service, Marc had an earlier career in the Australian banking and finance industry.

Marc is a graduate of the Joint Services Staff College (1997), the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies (2002) and the Advanced Management Program 190 (2016) at the Harvard Business School. Marc was awarded the Public Service Medal in the 2018 Australia Day Honours. Marc is a Senior Fellow with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, a Fellow of the Helsinki Geoeconomics Society, and a Fellow of the Institute for Strategic Risk Management.