Ben McDevitt

Ben McDevitt is currently CEO of the CrimTrac Agency. Previously, Ben served as a member of the Australian Federal Police for 22 years, rising to the rank of Assistant Commissioner. In 1997 Ben fulfilled the role of Operations Superintendent with the United Nations civilian police in Cyprus and in 1998 he served as a police advisor to the multi-national Bougainville Peace Monitoring Group. Ben oversaw the Australian Federal Police involvement in the joint investigation into the Bali bombings in October 2002. In 2003 he was appointed as a Member in the Order of Australia for his work following the Bali atrocity. In May 2003, Mr McDevitt was selected to plan and deploy a police-led peacekeeping operation to restore law and order to Solomon Islands, for which he was awarded the Cross of Solomon Islands for distinguished service to the people of the Solomon Islands. Ben holds a Masters degree in Public Policy and Administration, a Graduate Diploma in Executive Leadership and is a graduate of the Police Management Development Program and the Police Executive Leadership Program.