Neil is Director of Strategy and Research at Invictus Australia and has been a sport administrator for government and sporting organisations for over 15 years. At Invictus Australia he is leading the design and activation of a new, evidence-based strategy to build more meaningful connections between defence communities and sport. This includes collaborating with government in addressing the findings of the recent Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. Also, an Army veteran, Neil is combining his background in sport with lived military experience to promote the benefits of sport to the Defence Community and the value of veterans for sport.