 Jennings "has worked at senior levels in the Australian Public Service on defence and national security.Career highlights include being Deputy Secretary for Strategy in the Defence Department (2009-12); Chief of Staff to the Minister for Defence (1996-98) and Senior Advisor for Strategic Policy to the Prime Minister (2002-03)".ASPI was established by the Australian Government in 2001 as a company limited by guarantee under the 2001 Corporations Act.