Mr Andrew Hodgkinson commenced in the role of Assistant Secretary Defence Capability and Innovation, Defence Industry Policy Division in September 2018. Andrew is responsible for managing the Defence Innovation Hub investment program and the associated portfolio of projects. Mr Hodgkinson joined the Department of Defence in 1998 and has served in a diverse range of senior appointments focusing on strategy and capability development, organisational reform and international policy. From 2016 to 2018 Mr Hodgkinson held the position of Senior Program Manager Reform in the Defence Security and Vetting Service. In this role he established and implemented strategies for service delivery improvement. He also led the development of a whole of Government digital transformation project to provide a new security vetting capability. Prior to this, Andrew held positions within International Policy including Global Interests, Iraq Taskforce, Middle East and Operations and the Americas. He has also worked within the former Defence Materiel Organisation and Land Systems within the Capability Development Group. Mr Hodgkinson holds a Bachelor of Arts (Humanities) from Griffith University, a Graduate Diploma in Defence Studies from the University of New South Wales, and a Graduate Diploma in Professional Communication from the University of Canberra.