Jim Truscott

James “Jim” Francis Truscott OAM (born 26 May 1956) is a former Australian SAS officer,[1][2] and now businessman.

Jim Truscott OAM

Truscott was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Truscott Crisis Leaders. [3][4][5]

Early life and education

Truscott was born 26 May 1956 to Meta and Alan Truscott, one of three children.

He was educated at Marist College Ashgrove in Brisbane. He has a Bachelor of Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts (History and Politics) from the University of New South Wales.

Adult life

Truscott is married to Colette Truscott. They have four children and two grandchildren.

Military service

He was in the Australian Army from 1975 to 2001, during which he held six command appointments in operational Army units and three staff positions in joint headquarters.

His last appointment was as Operations and Plans Officer in the Australian Special Air Service Regiment in Perth.[6][7][8]

Career

Truscott founded Truscott Crisis Leaders after the Sydney Olympics in 2000, growing it into an international resilience consultancy and now operating from 9 countries with over 400 clients in 43 countries across multiple sectors. The business was acquired by Mettle Group in 2018.

Awards and recognition

He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1989 Australia Day Honours, cited for:[9]

"service to mountaineering, particularly the Australia Bicentennial Everest Expedition"

Published works
  • 'Taipan', 2007. Celebrating 100 Years of Defending the Low Ground and Swamps. Rendezvous, September.pp. 28–31. ISBN 1921036982 / ISBN 9781921036989
  • Truscott, J., 2007. Climbing in Western Australia. Rendezvous, September.pp. 222–226.ISBN 1921036982 / ISBN 9781921036989
  • Birkett, D., Truscott, J., Mala-Jetmarova, H. & Barton, A., 2011. Vulnerability of Water and Wastewater Infrastructure and its Protection from Acts of Terrorism: A Business Perspective. In: Handbook of Water and Wastewater Systems Protection. New York: Springer. ISBN 978-1-4614-0188-9
  • Truscott, J., 2012. Dancing With The Tiger: The Art of Business Crisis Leadership. Chicago: MissionMode Solutions Press. ISBN 978-0-615-65511-6
  • Truscott, J., 2015. Snakes in the Jungle, Special Operations in War and Business. Mermaid Waters: Zeus Publications ISBN 1922229962
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References
  1. McPhedran, Ian (14 March 2012). "The truth about our secret SAS agents". The Advertisier. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. Webber, David (18 July 2009). "Perth man among dead in Jakarta terror attack". ABC News. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  3. Frew, Wendy; Macey, Richard (18 July 2009). "Perth businessman killed in blast". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  4. "Perth-based Jakarta bomb victim Nathan Verity devoted to family". Sunday Times. AAP. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  5. Ahmad, Adil (January 2010). "Jim Truscott" (PDF). Octara.com (1): 10–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  6. Horner, David (2002). SAS: Phantoms of War - A history of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1 86508 647 9.
  7. McPhedran, Ian (2005). The Amazing SAS. Sydney: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780732279844.
  8. McPhedran, Ian (2008). Soldiers without borders. Pymble, N.S.W.: HarperCollins (Australia). ISBN 9780732285555.
  9. Truscott, James. "Order of Australia Medal". It's an Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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