Tim Roy
Assistant Secretary, Countering Violence Extremism Branch, Australian Department of Home Affairs
2022
Tim has led the Department of Home Affairs Countering Violent Extremism Branch since July 2021.
Prior to this role, he served as Assistant Director-General responsible for Ministerial, Media and Communications at the Australian Signals Directorate in 2020-21.
Tim has held a number of Australian Government national security and intelligence roles over the last fifteen years, including serving as the National Security Adviser to former federal Attorney-General George Brandis in 2016-17.
Prior to joining the public service, Tim studied and lectured in theology. He has a Bachelor of Theology with Honours from Murdoch University in Western Australia.
My network of professionals working on countering hate in all its forms grew exponentially after attending Eradicate Hate in 2021. The myriad voices represented at Eradicate Hate, from big tech companies to academic researchers to those with lived experience, reinforced to me the importance of cross-cutting and collaborative approaches to counter hate and its devastating impacts on society. I’ve been fortunate to sustain and build those networks with many of those I met at Eradicate Hate in 2021.
