Allan Briggs (businessman)

Allan Briggs is a Melbourne based crisis communication expert. He is the Managing Director of 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.

Allan has managed the media for a number of high profile crises and emergencies such as the Melbourne gangland killings, the Black Saturday bushfires and the Kerrang train collision.

In 2010, Allan founded Briggs Communications. Briggs Communications specialises in crisis communication and has clients across the emergency services, government, corporate and not-for-profit sectors.

Briggs Communications specialises in developing crisis communication and emergency management strategies for organisations and testing their plans accordingly. Several media outlets including The Herald Sun, The Age, and The Nine and Seven Networks recently covered a University of Melbourne crisis training exercise facilitated by Briggs Communications.

Allan continues to work in the university sector as a lecturer. He frequently speaks at conferences around Australia and also runs regular short courses such as crisis management, media training and strategic planning.