Council members
UTS Chancellor
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Catherine Livingstone AC
BA (Accounting) (Hons) (Macq), HonDBus (Macq), HonDSc (Murdoch), HonDBus (UTS), HonDLitt (Sydney), HonDSc (UOW), FCAANZ, FAATSE, FAICD, FAAS
Terms: 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2020; 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2024; 1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025
Vice-Chancellor and President
Professor Andrew Parfitt
BE, PhD (Adel), FTSE, FRSN, FIEAust
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Chair of Academic Board
Professor Anthony Dooley
PhD (ANU), FAICD, FRSN
Head of School, Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Term: 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024
Deputy Chancellor
Dr John Laker AO
BEc(Hons) (Sydney), PhD (LSE), HonDSc (Sydney)
Deputy Chancellor (elected by Council): 1 December 2018 to 30 November 2020, 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2022, 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2024, 1 December 2024 to 30 November 2026
Members appointed by the Minister
Dr Sue Barrell AO
BSc(Hons) (UC), PhD (ANU), GradDipMeteorology (BMTC), FTSE, GAICD
Terms: 1 November 2018 to 31 October 2022, 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2026
Antony Riordan
BEc, LLB (Macq)
Term: 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2026
External members appointed by Council
Dianne Hill
BAcc (UniSA), Fellow (UTS), FCA, FAICD, MIIA
Terms: 1 July 2019 to 31 October 2022, 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2026
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Richard Howes
BCom(Hons), BEcon (UQ), AMP (HBS)
Term: 1 March 2022 to 31 October 2025
Dr John Laker AO
BEc(Hons) (Sydney), PhD (LSE), HonDSc (Sydney)
Terms: 1 July 2015 to 31 October 2018, 1 November 2018 to 31 October 2022, 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2026
Kim McKay AO
BA (Comm) (UTS)
Term: 1 March 2022 to 31 October 2025
Dr Lisa O’Brien AM
MBBS(Hons), MBA, MHRM&C (Sydney), FRACMA, GAICD
Terms: 1 March 2020 to 31 October 2023, 1 November 2023 to 31 October 2027
Dr Jack Steele
BSc(Hons), PhD (UWA)
Terms: 19 August 2020 to 31 October 2023, 1 November 2023 to 31 October 2027
Anne O'Driscoll
FCA, FAICD, ANZIIF (Fellow)
Term: 17 April 2024 to 31 October 2028
Richard Fleming
BA (Oxf), MBA (AGSM)
Term: 18 April 2024 to 31 October 2028
Members elected by and from the academic staff
Professor Thalia Anthony
Professor, Faculty of Law
Term: 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2026
Dr Robert Czernkowski
Senior Lecturer, Accounting Discipline Group, UTS Business School
Term: 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2026
Member elected by and from the professional staff
Fiona Scott
Faculty General Manager, Faculty Management, Faculty of Health
Term: 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2026
Member elected by and from the undergraduate students
Chloe Ferreira
Enrolled: Bachelor of Economics / Bachelor of Laws
Term: 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2026
Member elected by and from the postgraduate students
Bhargav Choudhari
Enrolled: Master of Finance (Extension)
Term: 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2026
Immediate past Chancellors
Brian Wilson, AO
MCom(Hons) (Auck), HonDUniv (UTS)
Brian Wilson's term of appointment as UTS Chancellor was from 17 February 2016 to 30 November 2016.
Emeritus Professor Vicki Sara, AO
BA(Hons), PhD (Sydney), DOC (Karolinska Institute), HonDSc (USQ), HonDSc (VicMelb), HonDSc (UTS), HonDUniv (QUT), FAA, FTSE
Professor Vicki Sara, AO, retired as UTS Chancellor, effective 17 February 2016. Professor Sara's term of appointment as Chancellor was from 15 December 2012 to 17 February 2016. Her previous terms as UTS Chancellor were 15 December 2004 to 14 December 2008 and 15 December 2008 to 14 December 2012.
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