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Andy George

Andy George

Counter Terrorism Strategic Coordinator, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, New Zealand

Eradicate Hate:
2022

Andy has been the Counter-Terrorism Strategic Coordinator with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) since September 2019, leading New Zealand’s national system on all elements of the risk of terrorism and violent extremism. He is responsible for ensuring that the Government’s work on counter-terrorism is cohesive and aligned with the national Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism Strategy, including through developing and delivering the Counter-Terrorism Work Programme. Andy is the chair of New Zealand’s Counter-Terrorism Coordination Committee.

Prior to joining DPMC, Andy held the position of Head of the Combined Threat Assessment Group (CTAG), an inter-agency group responsible for assessing the terrorism threats to New Zealand and New Zealand’s interests.

Andy has 20 years’ experience working within the New Zealand and UK governments on national security issues.  During his career he has carried out a wide variety of leadership, operational and liaison roles, undertaken several overseas deployments, and led significant organisational change programmes.

Andy holds an MA (Oxon) and BA (Hons) in Biological Science from Oxford University, UK.  He is married, with two children.  His interests include sport (in particular open water swimming and coaching cricket) and travel.

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The inaugural Eradicate Hate Summit was a truly impressive gathering of leaders dedicated to finding lasting and effective solutions to violent extremism. I was particularly moved by the prominence given to survivors and family members of victims of hate and violence throughout the event. Their stories and those of so many others must be at the center of what we do and why we do it.

Vidhya Ramalingam
Vidhya Ramalingam Founder & CEO, Moonshot