About
Brice Neilson
Chief Information Officer · Advisory Principal · Author · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brice is a sitting public-safety Chief Information Officer with whole-of-group accountability for the mission-critical platforms used by police, justice and public-safety agencies. His career runs from frontline policing and intelligence leadership through state-disaster command to global technology leadership and a successful company exit.
The single thread is consequence: he has spent two decades in environments where a decision is measured in lives, evidence and public trust — and has learned to move organisations at pace without trading away the governance that keeps them accountable.
Today he leads technology, AI and assurance strategy across PROTECTED government workloads, advises regulated organisations through BAI Projects, and writes on the psychology and leadership of high-consequence work.
Career
A full timeline.
Jan 2025 – Present
Comtrac
Chief Information Officer
Technology, AI and assurance leadership for a government regulatory-technology firm. Contracted via BAI Projects.
- Lead technology, AI and assurance strategy.
- Cyber assurance and governance for mission-critical workloads.
Oct 2021 – Jan 2025
Altia Group
Chief Information Officer
Whole-of-group technology leadership for a global emergency-management and public-safety software group.
- Accountability for mission-critical platforms across international markets.
- Cloud-first transformation and security accreditation.
Jul 2019 – Oct 2021
VeriSaaS
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Founded, built and exited a government-grade frontline mobility and tasking technology company.
- Built secure, accredited frontline mobility technology for mission-critical environments.
- Grew the company to a successful acquisition.
Aug 2018 – Jul 2021
Queensland Police Service
Chief of Staff, State Disaster
Principal executive adviser supporting state-level emergency response and executive decision-making.
- Executive advisory and coordination during major state emergency responses.
Mar 2016 – Aug 2018
Queensland Police Service
Officer in Charge, State Intelligence Group
Led statewide intelligence operations and high-risk intelligence governance reform.
- Intelligence governance reform recognised as benchmark practice.
2003 – 2016
Queensland Police Service & commercial
Earlier career
Frontline policing, emergency management and joint-agency investigations, following earlier commercial and ICT work.
Awards
Recognition.
Telstra Best of Business — National Winner (Embracing Innovation)
Telstra
Queen's Award for Enterprise (International Trade)
The British Monarchy
Premier's Award for Excellence (Keeping Communities Safe)
Queensland Government
Emergency Response Medal
Queensland Government
Damian Leeding Memorial Award (Integrity and Leadership)
Queensland Police Service
Deputy Commissioner's Award
Queensland Police Service
Education & credentials
Qualifications.
Education
- Bachelor of Laws — University of Southern Queensland (in progress)
- Master of Business Administration — University of the Sunshine Coast
- Graduate Diploma of Strategic Leadership
- Graduate Diploma of Portfolio Management
- Cloud architecture & cyber / information-security coursework — Charles Sturt University
- Advanced Diploma of Public Safety
Certifications & Memberships
- Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Member, ISACA (Brisbane)
- ISO 27001 Certified Lead Auditor
- PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner
- Lean Six Sigma Professional
- Author — "The Price of Life and Cost of Lies" (2025)
Governance
Boards & committees.
Representative
Queensland Disaster Cabinet Committee
Chair
Australasian Human Source Working Group
Advisor (Cyber)
Queensland Government Information & Cyber-Security Steering Committee
Advisor
QPS Audit & Risk Committee
Advisor
QPS Digital ICT Steering Committee