About iluminrOur vision is to
build a more resilient world

We are on a mission to empower organizations
to thrive through change, with clarity and confidence.

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About iluminrOur vision is to build a more resilient world

We are on a mission to empower organizations to thrive through change, with clarity and confidence.

Who we are

At iluminr, we believe resilience is a collective strength, enabling teams to learn, grow and thrive in the face of challenges. This principal has established iluminr as the global leader in resilience technology, transforming how organizations approach risk awareness, resilience and capability building.

We aim to deliver unique risk and resilience experiences that are both impactful and widely accessible. This commitment is reflected in our product and events that engage customers, partners and community.

By harnessing the power of cutting-edge technology and aligning with best practices, iluminr empower leaders to guide teams on a journey of continual growth and agility, ensuring resilience is woven into the fabric of their organization.

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Who we are

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At iluminr, we believe resilience is a collective strength, enabling teams to learn, grow and thrive in the face of challenges. This principal has established iluminr as the global leader in resilience technology, transforming how organizations approach risk awareness, resilience and capability building.

We aim to deliver unique risk and resilience experiences that are both impactful and widely accessible. This commitment is reflected in our product and events that engage customers, partners and community.

By harnessing the power of cutting-edge technology and aligning with best practices, iluminr empower leaders to guide teams on a journey of continual growth and agility, ensuring resilience is woven into the fabric of their organization.

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Values guiding
our journey

We are a purpose led, global first technology provider that puts people and values at the centre of all we do. These four values underpins our culture, shape who we are, what we do, and even help us choose the amazing people who join our journey.

Don't be beige
Don't be beige

The courage to challenge the status quo

Always Curious
Always curious

An insatiable appetite for learning and growth

Champions for Good
Champions for good

A duty to do good and have a positive impact

Walk in others' shoes
Walk in others' shoes

An open mind to understand and embrace others

Values guiding our journey

We are a purpose led, global first technology provider that puts people and values at the centre of all we do. These four values underpins our culture, shape who we are, what we do, and even help us choose the amazing people who join our journey.

Don't be beige
Don't be beige
The courage to challenge the status quo
Always Curious
Always curious
An insatiable appetite for learning and growth
Champions for Good
Champions for good
A duty to do good and have a positive impact
Walk in others' shoes
Walk in others' shoes
An open mind to understand and embrace others

Our Story

Established in 2019 and built upon the expertise and vision of RiskLogic – Australia’s leading crisis and business continuity consultancy cofounded by Joshua Shields in 2005, iluminr represents a new era in risk, resilience and crisis management.

Our story began when Joshua Shields and iluminr co-founder Marcus Vaughan, both industry leaders and seasoned consultants to board members and C-suite executives, recognized a critical gap in crisis management and decision-making.

Leveraging human-centric technology, iluminr launched as a suite of cloud-based solutions that revolutionized preparedness, crisis mananagement and strategic decision-making.

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Innovation at Our Core

At the core of the iluminr platform is its advanced AI-driven Microsimulations and interactive tabletops which leverage machine learning algorithms to create highly dynamic, personalized, engaging learning experiences for organizations of all sizes.

Through scalable gamification and turnkey insights, iluminr is dedicated to establishing the world’s most engaging risk, resilience, and security platform – offering unparalleled value to teams across the globe.

Award-Winning Excellence

Since its inception, iluminr has been recognized as an award-winning SaaS platform, equipping organizations to effectively identify and manage risks and critical threats.

Our unique suite of cloud-based simulation, compliance, and response tools are designed to meet the bespoke needs of any organization, proving that we are more than a technology provider—we are a partner in resilience.

iluminr Awards

Our Story

Established in 2019 and built upon the expertise and vision of RiskLogic – Australia’s leading crisis and business continuity consultancy cofounded by Joshua Shields in 2005, iluminr represents a new era in risk, resilience and crisis management.

Our story began when Joshua Shields and iluminr co-founder Marcus Vaughan, both industry leaders and seasoned consultants to board members and C-suite executives, recognized a critical gap in crisis management and decision-making.

Leveraging human-centric technology, iluminr launched as a suite of cloud-based solutions that revolutionized preparedness, crisis mananagement and strategic decision-making.

iluminr founders

Innovation at Our Core

At the core of the iluminr platform is its advanced AI-driven Microsimulations and interactive tabletops which leverage machine learning algorithms to create highly dynamic, personalized, engaging learning experiences for organizations of all sizes. 

Through scalable gamification and turnkey insights, iluminr is dedicated to establishing the world’s most engaging risk, resilience, and security platform – offering unparalleled value to teams across the globe.

iluminr Innovation

Award-Winning Excellence

Since its inception, iluminr has been recognized as an award-winning SaaS platform, equipping organizations to effectively identify and manage risks and critical threats.

Our unique suite of cloud-based simulation, compliance, and response tools are designed to meet the bespoke needs of any organization, proving that we are more than a technology provider—we are a partner in resilience.

iluminr Awards

Awards & Recognition

BCI Americas Award
Gartner Cool Vendor 2023
CIR Business Continuity Award 2024
BCI Hall of Fame 2023
BCI Global Award for Innovation 2023
BCI Global Award for Service Provider 2023
OpRisk Technology Awards 2023
CIR Business Continuity Award 2023
DRI Service provider of the year 2023
BCI Innovation Award
DRI Service provider of the year 2022
Australian Tech Competition
Strategic Risk Awards

Our Journey

1999

March 1999

Avantage Founded

Completely synergize resource taxing relationships via premier niche markets. Professionally cultivate one-to-one customer service with robust ideas. Dynamically innovate resource-leveling customer service.

June 1999

London Office opened

Proactively envisioned multimedia based expertise and cross-media growth strategies. Seamlessly visualize quality intellectual capital without superior collaboration and idea-sharing, holistically pontificate installed base portals.

August 1999

Team Starts Growing

Phosfluorescently engage worldwide methodologies with web-enabled technology. Interactively coordinate proactive e-commerce service.

December 1999

First Large Client

Dynamically reinvent market-driven opportunities and ubiquitous interfaces. Energistically fabricate an expanded array of niche markets.

2008

February 2008

Expanding to Asia Market

Objectively integrate enterprise-wide strategic theme areas with functionalized infrastructures. Interactively productize premium technologies whereas interdependent quality vector enterprise experiences.

September 2008

Tokyo Office Opened

Phosfluorescently expedite impactful supply chains via focused results. Holistically generate open-source applications through bleeding-edge sources. Compellingly supply just in time catalysts for change potentialities.

2014

April 2014

Exansion to North America

Completely synergize resource taxing relationships via premier niche markets. Professionally cultivate robust ideas.

October 2014

Number of Clients growing

Proactively envisioned multimedia based expertise and cross-media growth strategies superior collaboration and idea-sharing.

2019

May 2019

Voted as one of the most successful Consulting Companies in 2019

Capitalize on low hanging fruit to identify a ballpark value added activity to beta test. Override the digital divide with additional clickthroughs from DevOps. Nanotechnology immersion along the information highway will close the loop on focusing solely on the bottom line.

iluminr Founders

Joshua Shields | Cofounder and CEO, iluminr

Joshua Shields
Cofounder & CEO

A founder with more than 20 years of industry experience, Joshua is passionate about developing cutting-edge technologies and strategies to help businesses thrive through disruptions. His unique perspective on risk and resilience has played a pivotal role in shaping iluminr, which has transformed the way organizations operate during disruptive events. As a co-founder and Joint Managing Director of RiskLogic and FirstAction, global leaders in the organizational resilience market, Joshua successfully drove 15 years of year-on-year growth, culminating in a successful exit in 2019. Today, he remains committed to helping organizations overcome challenges and seize opportunities in an ever-changing threat landscape.

Marcus Vaughan
Cofounder & Chief Growth Officer

Working in the Risk and Resilience fields for over a decade, Marcus has an array of experience in working with organizations across all industry sectors to drive awareness and engagement in risk and resilience programs. Passionate about resilience and technology, Marcus is continuously collaborating with thought leaders both locally and abroad to innovate and drive the resilience discipline forward.

Marcus Vaughan | Cofounder and Chief Growth Officer, iluminr

iluminr Founders

Joshua Shields | Cofounder and CEO, iluminr

Joshua Shields
Cofounder & CEO

A founder with more than 20 years of industry experience, Joshua is passionate about developing cutting-edge technologies and strategies to help businesses thrive through disruptions. His unique perspective on risk and resilience has played a pivotal role in shaping iluminr, which has transformed the way organizations operate during disruptive events. As a co-founder and Joint Managing Director of RiskLogic and FirstAction, global leaders in the organizational resilience market, Joshua successfully drove 15 years of year-on-year growth, culminating in a successful exit in 2019. Today, he remains committed to helping organizations overcome challenges and seize opportunities in an ever-changing threat landscape.

Marcus Vaughan | Cofounder and Chief Growth Officer, iluminr

Marcus Vaughan
Cofounder & Chief Growth Officer

Working in the Risk and Resilience fields for over a decade, Marcus has an array of experience in working with organizations across all industry sectors to drive awareness and engagement in risk and resilience programs. Passionate about resilience and technology, Marcus is continuously collaborating with thought leaders both locally and abroad to innovate and drive the resilience discipline forward.

Meet our core team!

Meet our core team!

Paula Fontana | VP of Global Marketing, iluminr

Paula Fontana
Chief Marketing Officer

Jim Basey

Jim Basey
Fractional CTO

Praneeth Gedela | VP of Engineering, iluminr

Praneeth Gedela
VP, Engineering

Julian Keil | Director of Customer Success, iluminr

Julian Keil
Director of Customer Success

Michelle Doan | Director of Marketing, iluminr

Michelle Doan
Director of Digital Experiences

Leon Israel | Director of Operations, iluminr

Leon Israel
Director of Operations

Sami Derradji

Sami Derradji
Director of Product

Rachael Fisher | Senior Customer Success Manager, iluminr

Rachael Fisher
Senior Customer Success Manager

Tushar Yadav | Senior Manager, Engineering, iluminr

Tushar Yadav
Senior Manager, Engineering

James Hardy

James Hardy
Strategic Advisor

Lynn Thompson

Lynn Thompson
Board Member

Our Partners

Our partners are integral to our mission, bringing diverse expertise and innovative solutions that enhance our platform’s capabilities.
These collaborations enable us to offer cutting-edge solutions and comprehensive support, ensuring our clients are equipped to navigate the complexities of today’s
risk landscape. Interested in partnering with us to shape the future of response capability?
Get in touch with us today!

Our partners are integral to our mission, bringing diverse expertise and innovative solutions that enhance our platform’s capabilities. These collaborations enable us to offer cutting-edge solutions and comprehensive support, ensuring our clients are equipped to navigate the complexities of today’s risk landscape. Interested in partnering with us to shape the future of response capability?
Get in touch with us today!

One of the top 20 global insurance and reinsurance companies, our QBE partnership enables us to offer customers extensive risk management solutions.

A global specialist risk consultancy, our partnership with ControlRisks offers customers a scalable solution for building critical response capability on a global scale.

A Risk consultancy that champions intelligent risk taking, our partnership with Illuminate Advisory enables us to provide organizations with a comprehensive risk solution.

A global leader in sustainable design and engineering, our collaboration with Stantec offer customers with integrated resilience and sustainable infrastructure solutions

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Renowned for exceptional
customer service

Experience 24/7 support from our dedicated customer success team. They’re dedicated to maximizing your iluminr experience, from team onboarding to enhancing your critical event preparedness and response capabilities.

However, with iluminr’s intuitive design, you’ll find it so user-friendly that you may rarely need our help.

At iluminr, we believe in creating lasting partnerships with our customers, working together to innovate and solve the most meaningful crisis response challenges of today.

Renowned for exceptional customer service

AI Deepfake Microsimulation

Experience 24/7 support from our dedicated customer success team. They’re dedicated to maximizing your iluminr experience, from team onboarding to enhancing your critical event preparedness and response capabilities.

However, with iluminr’s intuitive design, you’ll find it so user-friendly that you may rarely need our help.

At iluminr, we believe in creating lasting partnerships with our customers, working together to innovate and solve the most meaningful crisis response challenges of today.

Trusted worldwide by organizations large and small

Penfed

QBE

Allianz

Optus

TPG

Old Mutual

Fincantieri

Pepper

Arcadium

TMBL

Auswide

RFDS

CBUS

Westfund

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What customers are saying

Making a real difference

One small way we live our values is through Project Evergreen.

Qualifying not-for-profit or charitable organizations can access iluminr for free, empowering them to build the capabilities to resolve critical events faster, so they can quickly get back to supporting communities in need.

Project Evergreen

Making a real difference

Project Evergreen

One small way we live our values is through Project Evergreen.

Qualifying not-for-profit or charitable organizations can access iluminr for free, empowering them to build the capabilities to resolve critical events faster, so they can quickly get back to supporting communities in need.

Ready to see
iluminr in
action?

Request an interactive demo to see how easy it is to engage your team and build response capabilities across your organization

Ready to see iluminr in action?

Request an interactive demo to see how easy it is to engage your team and build response capabilities across your organization

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