Allan Briggs is a Melbourne-based crisis communication expert. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Crisis Shield (formerly Briggs Communications) and a sessional lecturer at RMIT University. Originally from country Victoria, Allan's career began at Victoria Police. He served as an operational police officer for 16 years rising to the rank of Sergeant. Allan spent ten years in the Victoria Police Media and Corporate Communications Department, four of which spent managing the Public Relations Unit. Prior to starting his own communications company, Allan headed the Media and Public Relations Unit at State Emergency Services.