
Organisational structure
Find out more about Swinburne's organisational structure.
The Swinburne University of Technology Act 2010 governs the university under Victorian law. See the leadership and governance section for further information about the Council and Academic Senate
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Schools and departments
Find out more about our schools and departments across higher education and vocational education.
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Subsidiaries and entities
Find out more about our subsidiaries, which consist of controlled, associated and partner entities.
Our organisational structure
Swinburne's management, educational and research structure includes our Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and President, Academic Senate and executive team.
Portfolios
Our complex organisation relies on a variety of highly skilled experts in education, research and professional services. Lead by our senior executives and Vice-Chancellor, our structure is comprised of several portfolios, each responsible for a specific suite of activities and strategic functions, both academic and administrative.
Academic
Position | Name |
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Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer | Professor Chris Pilgrim |
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education and Quality) | Professor Tara Magdalinski |
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive (Vocational Education and Training) | Mr Andrew Kong |
Dean, School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship | Professor Keryn Chalmers |
Dean, School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education | Professor Mia Lindgren |
Dean, School of Design and Architecture | Professor Jane Burry |
Dean, School of Health Sciences | Professor Bruce Thompson |
Dean, School of Engineering | Professor Emad Gad |
Dean, School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies | Professor Alex Stojcevski |
Director, Schools Operations | Ms Jayne Borensztajn |
Director, Schools Operations | Ms Roberta Anderson |
Director, Schools Operations | Ms Deryn Vahl-Meyer |
Education, Experience and Employability
Position | Name |
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education, Experience and Employability) | Professor Sarah Maddison |
Director, Student Administration and Library Services | Michelle Gillespie |
Director, Learning Transformations | Associate Professor Linda Corrin |
Director, Student Engagement | Associate Professor Nadine Zacharias |
Director, Employability | Professor Ruth Bridgstock |
Research
Position | Name |
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research | Professor Karen Hapgood |
Pro Vice-Chancellor (International and Digital Research) | Professor Alan Kin-Tak Lau |
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Impact and Translation) | Professor Beth Webster |
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Quality) | Professor Qing-Long Han |
Director, Research Services | Dr Tania Bezzobs |
Swinburne Chief Scientist | Professor Virginia Kilborn |
Dean, Graduate Research | Professor Georgina Kelly |
Operations
Position | Name |
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Vice-President, Innovation & Enterprise | Dr Werner van der Merwe |
Executive Director, Swinburne Edge | Craig McCallum |
Director, Commercial Innovation | Abhay (Abs) Seth |
Director, Design Factory Melbourne | Dr Anita Kocsis |
Director, Industry Engagement | Ros Hore |
Global and Community Engagement
Position | Name |
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global and Community Engagement) – Interim | Dr Andrew J Smith |
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Global Engagement | Dr Douglas Proctor |
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer, Swinburne Sarawak | Ir. Professor Lau Hieng Ho |
Director, Government, Industry and Community Engagement | Chris Hennessy |
Director, Advancement | Belinda Collins |
Chief Marketing Officer | Carolyn Bendall |
Executive Director, Reconciliation Strategy and Leadership and Executive Director, Moondani Toombadool Centre | Professor Andrew Gunstone |
Operations
Position | Name |
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Chief Operating Officer | Nancy Collins |
Chief Financial Officer | Michael O’Shea |
Chief Information Officer | Phillip Roe |
Director, Facilities and Services | Mhairi Donohoe |
Director, Sustainability and Procurement | Rhiannon Jones |
Director, Strategic Planning and Data Analytics | Vicky Rosios |
Director, People and Culture | Nigel Waugh |
Associate Director, Health and Wellbeing Services | Glenda Langford |
General Counsel | Tom Rowan |
Director Commercial | David McCall |
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