Perry Steckly is the Founder and Executive Director of the National Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection, Security and Resilience (NC-CIPSeR), a federal not-for-profit organization hosted at Carleton University, and an Honorary Adjunct Research Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA). He leads the strategic development of a national and international network of partners across government, industry, and academia – advancing research, innovation, and education across the four domains of National Security, Critical Infrastructure, Emergency Management, and Defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drawing on extensive real-world experience in intelligence, defense, and national security operations, Perry focuses on translating research into practice and strategy. His work explores the convergence of cyber\/physical threats, and bridges threat and risk assessments, critical infrastructure interdependencies, governance frameworks, and policy development – strengthening whole-of-society protection, security and resilience through modern standards, defensible data, and interoperable approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perry\u2019s research also explores the human dimension of performance – profiling individuals, teams, and sectors to enhance leadership, adaptability, and intelligence-led decision-making. Extending this focus on resilience and human systems, he founded Thriving Gut Microbiome Action Group, a not-for-profit initiative advancing microbiome and mental health research, including innovative strategies to combat PTSD in first responders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":20041,"template":"","country":[86],"class_list":["post-20044","speaker","type-speaker","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-canada-it"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n