Nick Gillard is a researcher and analyst at Project Alpha, a King’s College London initiative that works to understand and counter illicit, proliferation-related trade through research and engagement with industry, international organisations and civil society. From 2008 until 2014, Nick worked in the Australian Government as an analyst on counter-proliferation, export control, illicit trade and other national security issues. He has Bachelor's degrees in Law and History as well as a Master’s degree in History from the University of Melbourne.