Policy Adviser for Security and Resilience, ADS Group

Mark Phillips joined ADS as Policy Adviser for Security and Resilience in July 2012. Prior to joining ADS, Mark was Research Fellow for Military and Intelligence at the Royal United Services Institute. In this role he advised the Army on force development and future structure (Army 2020); advised the Ministry of Defence on the future use of reservists; helped the MoD develop doctrine; undertook projects for government in the fields of cyber security and military's role in homeland security; and was involved in Track "One and a Half"/II diplomatic efforts with a number of countries, including Pakistan and India. Mark was a frequent speaker and media commentator on current operations and defence and security policy.

From June 2008 to September 2010, Mark was Chief of Staff to Baroness Neville-Jones during her time as Shadow Security Minister and National Security Adviser to the Leader of the Opposition and, after the 2010 general election, Security Minister. In this capacity he managed all security legislation, was speechwriter to Baroness Neville-Jones, and had a central role in developing the Conservative Party's national security policies and post-election implementation plan. Mark co-authored the Conservative Party's National Security Green Paper, A Resilient Nation (January 2010). He devised the concept of a ‘National Security Risk Assessment’ which was taken forward in the Coalition Government’s 2010 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review. He also provided the framework for the Coalition Government’s review of the PREVENT strand of the Counter Terrorism Strategy (CONTEST).

Between 2006 and 2008, Mark advised the Shadow Minister for Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development in the House of Lords and was an adviser to the National and International Security Policy Group.

Mark is an Associate of King's College London and a graduate of their Department of War Studies. He lectures to current MA War Studies students.