James Groves works in the National Security and Resilience Branch in the Department of Defence as a policy advisor. In 2023, James was an Advisor in the Futures Hub at the ANU National Security College on secondment from the Australian Defence Force. James has over two decades of experience as an Army Officer. He has led, trained and managed personnel from military, inter-agency and multi-national backgrounds in a range of combat, peace-keeping, domestic response, and disaster relief roles.