Intrepidus Risk Consulting
Operationally Proven Risk, Security & Crisis Leadership.
Advising executives operating in complex, high‑risk and high‑accountability environments — with judgement shaped by 36 years of frontline command experience.
Services Offered
Intrepidus Risk Consulting delivers clear, defensible and operationally grounded risk and security advice for organisations operating in high‑stakes environments.
Risk Governance & Assurance
Strengthening organisational decision‑making and accountability.
Enterprise and operational risk frameworks
Risk maturity uplift and assurance
Governance reviews and audit‑ready documentation
Executive advisory and decision support
Protective Security & Threat Assessments
Clear, evidence‑based security advice for high‑risk environments.
Threat, vulnerability and risk assessments
Protective security uplift and compliance
Security operations reviews
High‑risk client, staff and facility assessments
Operational Risk & Incident Leadership
Support grounded in real operational command experience.
Critical incident readiness and planning
Incident reviews and after‑action analysis
Multi‑agency coordination and operational assurance
High‑stakes decision support for executives
WHY ORGANISATIONS ENGAGE INTREPIDUS
Executives choose Intrepidus Risk Consulting when the operating environment demands clarity, judgement and defensible advice.
Deep operational credibility from 36+ years in high‑risk policing
Proven leadership in complex, multi‑agency and politically sensitive environments
Advice that stands up to scrutiny — internal, external and public
Ability to translate operational reality into executive‑level decision‑making
Calm, disciplined support during high‑pressure events
Peter Ward APM
Founder & Principal Risk Consultant
Peter brings more than three decades of frontline, tactical and executive‑level experience from Victoria Police, including leadership roles in high‑risk, high‑scrutiny and nationally significant operations.
His background includes:
Deputy State Police Commander for major events
Leadership of high‑risk tactical, emergency and critical incident operations
Extensive experience in complex stakeholder, political and media environments
What this means for clients:
Judgement shaped by real operational consequence
Advice that is practical, defensible and grounded in lived experience
A disciplined, executive‑ready approach to risk, security and incident leadership
Proven Results
ASEAN–Australian Special Summit
Deputy State Police Commander - Melbourne (March 2024)
Directed multi‑agency coordination and protective security integration for a nationally significant diplomatic event. Oversaw venue readiness, command operations, and real‑time response across federal, state, and local partners — delivering seamless execution under high‑visibility conditions.
Land Forces 2024 & Chief of Army Symposium
Deputy State Police Commander - Melbourne (September 2024)
Led the largest police deployment in more than two decades, commanding the integrated operational response for concurrent defence and industry events. Managed strategic coordination, intelligence fusion, and protective security posture across multiple jurisdictions — setting a benchmark for large‑scale event policing and inter‑agency collaboration.