Who we are
Marngo AI was founded to put Indigenous ownership at the centre of the AI, cyber security and infrastructure work that will define Australia's next decade — not as a tick-box, but as the operating model. We bring deep technology delivery experience alongside genuine cultural authority, government access and Indigenous community relationships built over decades.
Our founder, Allan Murray, is a proud Dhuduhroa / Yorta Yorta man with 15+ years across government, major projects and Indigenous enterprise. He already owns and runs Australia's largest Indigenous civil supply business; Marngo AI is the next chapter — taking the same model of Indigenous self-determination through serious commercial delivery and applying it to AI and cyber.
Our values
The values our team carries into every engagement, every partnership, and every decision we make on behalf of our clients and our community.
Modern custodians of the digital country. We protect what's entrusted to us — data, identity, infrastructure, and the people who depend on them.
The oldest culture meets the newest technology. We build the Indigenous tech leadership pipeline that Australia's AI-Native era will be built on.
Winangali — to listen, to respect, to give back. Long-term relationships, not transactions. Coalitions, not vendors.
Our people
The leadership team behind Marngo AI — Indigenous ownership, deep technology delivery, and decades of relationships across government, enterprise and community.
Founder profile
Founder & Managing Director
15+ years across government, major projects and Indigenous enterprise — and 100% owner of Cable Containment Services, Australia's largest Indigenous civil supply business. Allan turns cultural authority into outcomes you can measure on a balance sheet, a Reconciliation Action Plan and on Country.
Background
Allan is a proud Dhuduhroa / Yorta Yorta man with a career built on a single thread: empowering his people to achieve their dreams, goals and ambitions through serious, commercial work. His experience spans all levels of government, major infrastructure projects, politics, recruitment and employment, and the AFL industry — consistently establishing Reconciliation programs and embedding Indigenous participation at scale.
Ambition for Marngo AI
Allan's mission is Indigenous self-determination through commercial leadership in wellbeing, education, training and employment. Marngo AI is built to scale that mission into the AI-native era — creating real, lasting careers and ownership for Indigenous Australians in cyber and AI, while delivering sovereign-grade outcomes to the Australian enterprises and governments shaping the next decade.
Advisory board
Independent voices guiding strategy, technology and growth — chosen for depth of experience and alignment with the Marngo AI mission.
Advisor profile
Advisor
Group Chief Information Security Officer & Head of Infrastructure Strategy at Monash University — award-winning cybersecurity executive with 25+ years protecting critical systems across some of the world's most complex digital environments.
Background
Dan is an award-winning cybersecurity executive with over 25 years of experience protecting critical systems across complex digital environments. At Monash University he leads both the Cyber Risk & Resilience and Infrastructure Services functions, directing strategy for a global organisation with $3.28 billion AUD in annual revenue. His previous leadership experience spans globally recognised brands including RACV, Telstra and the London Stock Exchange.
Industry leadership
Dan is a multi-year CSO30 Australia Award winner, a GAICD graduate, and an active thought leader who serves on multiple advisory boards — including as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Deakin University. At Marngo AI he brings deep CISO and board-level perspective to guide our cyber and AI strategy as we scale.
Advisor profile
Advisor
Senior cybersecurity executive and industry advisor with 15+ years scaling high-performance Go-To-Market teams and running large P&Ls for global technology organisations — an authority on enterprise cyber uplift, AI-native security programs and enterprise AI governance.
Background
Luke is a senior cybersecurity executive and industry advisor with over 15 years of leading and scaling high-performance Go-To-Market teams and managing extensive P&L operations for global technology organisations. A recognised authority on enterprise cybersecurity uplift, AI-native security programs and enterprise AI governance, Luke specialises in business transformation, strategic market expansion and complex deal structuring. In senior executive roles across global telecommunications, systems integration and managed security organisations, he has delivered record revenue growth and led large-scale business and organisational transformation.
Ambition for Marngo AI
Luke actively shapes the future of the industry, advising and serving on the boards of leading cybersecurity innovators — from start-up and scale-up through to mature organisations reinventing their market identity and strategic direction. He is a passionate advocate for diversity and talent development in the tech sector and plays an active role in creating inclusive career pathways for a wide range of industry participants. At Marngo AI, Luke brings that operator and advisor lens to scale a sovereign Indigenous-owned cyber and AI practice that can stand alongside the global firms — and open real career pathways for Indigenous Australians in this next decade of the industry.
Advisor profile
Advisor
Business strategy and growth advisor with a track record of leading high-impact commercial and go-to-market initiatives — helping organisations scale new opportunities, sharpen strategy, and deliver measurable results in complex markets.
Background
Mick is a business strategy and growth advisor with a track record of leading high-impact commercial and go-to-market initiatives. He helps organisations scale new opportunities, sharpen strategy, and deliver measurable results in complex markets — with over 20 years of leadership experience across the A/NZ IT and cybersecurity sector. Prior to his current role at Telstra, he held pivotal regional leadership positions at CrowdStrike, FireMon, Radware and Westcon — building and scaling teams across some of the most influential cyber vendors and distributors in the market.
Ambition for Marngo AI
Mick is a highly collaborative, front-line leader dedicated to team development and client success, and a regular featured speaker at key cybersecurity industry forums. At Marngo AI, he brings the strategic clarity, partner relationships and GTM discipline needed to take an Indigenous-owned cyber and AI practice into serious enterprise and government engagements from day one.
Why Indigenous-owned · why now
Marngo AI redefines the value of 'strategic partner' by ensuring that every dollar invested in your digital transformation has a double impact. We provide the elite expertise required to guide and secure your AI journey, whilst simultaneously ensuring your procurement creates a permanent, positive ripple effect across the Indigenous digital economy for our future AI-Native generations.
Certifications
Marngo AI is in the certification process with both Kinaway (Victorian Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce) and Supply Nation. These are the credentials enterprise and government procurement teams recognise on day one — and we are walking the rigorous verification path properly.
Read more →100% Australian-owned and operated. Aligned to the 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy's Sovereign Capabilities shield and the national push for sovereign AI infrastructure.
Sovereign-grade partner for AI, autonomy and cyber under the AUKUS Pillar 2 advanced-capabilities pillar — supporting Australia's contribution to allied technology resilience.
Aligned to the DTA's Australian AI Assurance Framework and emerging national AI safety standards. Trusted, explainable AI for government, enterprise and critical infrastructure.
Supporting SOCI Act obligations, APRA CPS 230 operational resilience and the Cyber Security Act 2024 — across the data centres, fabric and agents that underpin national AI capability.
Whether you're an enterprise, government agency, partner or future team member — we'd love to hear from you.
Acknowledgement of Country
[Allan to confirm the specific Traditional Custodian acknowledgement language preferred — including the language/Country origin of the word "Marngo" once confirmed.]
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