Since January 2019, Commander Chris Goldsmid has led Cybercrime Operations, the area mandated to enhance AFP cyber capabilities and investigate cybercrimes against the Commonwealth government, critical Infrastructure, systems of national significance and those impacting the whole of economy. Cybercrime Operations forms part of the AFP Cyber Command with Commander Goldsmid performing a key role in protecting the Australian community from cybercrime through his leadership of the AFP led Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre in Sydney.

Commander Goldsmid joined the Australian Federal Police in 2002 and has over nineteen years’ experience as a leader and manager in local, national and international law enforcement. He has a diverse skillset across operational, policy and capability development roles and has led criminal investigations targeting organised crime, money laundering, drug trafficking and corruption.

Commander Goldsmid holds academic qualifications in law and information technology and has completed the AFP’s Management of Serious Crime (MOSC) program.

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