Vanessa Geidel is an analyst at RAND Australia. Her areas of research include national security, emerging technologies, and geopolitics, with a focus on foreign interference, AI, and strategic competition in Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
Prior to joining RAND, she worked as a program officer at the Development Policy Centre at the Crawford School of Public Policy, and previously at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, where she supported government projects in the defence and national security space.
Geidel holds a master of national security policy with commendation from the Australian National University.
Master in national security policy, Australian National University; Bachelor in international relations, Australian National University; Bachelor in commerce (major in international business), Australian National University
German; Russian
Project Officer - Philippines Project, Australian National University
