Helps create the global strategy and delivery plan across the University, including guiding how the University attracts and supports students from across the world; how and where it has presence in global locations and the strategic development of key international partnerships.
David has over 35 years’ experience in the higher education sector. He has extensive experience across innovation, education technology, commercialisation, internationalisation, industry engagement and institutional strategy.
David has a diverse background across higher education, business and technology. He has been involved in managing major institutional strategic change in the higher education sector, helping drive efficiencies through mergers, organisational restructuring and changes to the management and governance of universities. He has worked in commercialisation and internationalisation of education including with UniQuest, the IP commercialisation company at the University of Queensland holding various roles including Group Manager of Commercialisation. He has been a director of a number of early and mid-stage start-up companies and has also negotiated many licenses, R&D related deals and institutional collaborations.