List of Macquarie University people

This is a list of Macquarie University people.

Academia and science

Name Macquarie University qualifications or faculty role Notability Notes
Janine Deakin BSc (Honours), PhD in Biology Australian geneticist and a professor at the University of Canberra [1]

Business

Name Macquarie University qualifications or faculty role Notability Notes
Rodney Adler Australian businessman and former HIH director [2]
Matt Barrie MAppFin Australian businessman [2]
Peter Bush BA Australian businessman, Chairman of Pacific Brands and a director of Insurance Australia Group, former CEO of McDonald's Australia and former Chair of Nine Entertainment [2]
Greg Coffey BEcon Australian hedge fund manager [2]
David Leckie Australian businessman and former CEO of Seven West Media [2]
Catherine Livingstone BA (Hons) Australian businesswoman and President of the Business Council of Australia, the Chairwoman of Telstra and a Director of Macquarie Group and Worley [2]
David Murray MBA Australian businessman, former CEO of the Commonwealth Bank and Chairman of the Future Fund Board of Guardians [2]
Napoleon Perdis Australian makeup artist and businessman [2]
Stephen Ting BEcon Hong Kong businessman and CEO of Next Media [2]

Government and politics

Australia

International

Name Macquarie University qualifications or faculty role Notability Notes
Maliina Abelsen MPol, AppSocRes Greenlandic politician, Finance minister of Greenland [2]
Patricia Holmes Australian diplomat, former Australian Ambassador to Argentina [2]
Martin Indyk American academic and former diplomat, United States Ambassador to Israel
Freddie Pitcher Nauruan politician, former President of Nauru
David Stuart Australian diplomat, former Australian Ambassador to Austria [2]
Harini Amarasuriya MA in Applied and Development Anthropology Sri Lankan politician, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Rose Mwebaza PhD, Environment and Natural Resource Governance Uganda lawyer

Other

Arts

Name Macquarie University qualifications or faculty role Notability Notes
Rosemary Blight Australian film producer [2]
Murray Cook Australian musician, founding member of The Wiggles [2]
Nevill Drury MA (Hons) Australian writer [2]
Anthony Field Australian musician, founding member of The Wiggles [2]
Adam Hills Australian comedian [2]
Linda Klarfeld Czech Australian sculptor [2]
Chris Lilley BA Australian comedian [2]
Jennifer Maiden Australian poet [2]
Greg Page Australian musician, founding member of The Wiggles [2]

Media

Name Macquarie University qualifications or faculty role Notability Notes
Rachael Carpani Australian film actress, television actress [2]
Sophie Falkiner Australian television presenter [2]
Yalda Hakim Australian television presenter and news presenter [2]
Margaret Pomeranz Australian film critic [2]

Law

Religion

Sport

Administration

Chancellor

Order Chancellor Years Notes
1 Sir Garfield Barwick AK, GCMG, QC 1967–1978 [4]
2 Percy Partridge AC 1978–1984 [4]
3 Michael Kirby AC, CMG 1984–1993 [11][4]
4 Tim Besley AC 1994–2001 [4]
5 Maurice Newman AC 2002–2008 [12][4][13]
6 Michael Egan AO 2008–2019 [4]
7 Martin Parkinson AC, PSM 2019–present

Deputy Chancellor

Order Name Title Years Notes
1 John Lincoln AM Deputy Chancellor 1976–2000 [4]
Emeritus Deputy Chancellor 2000–2011

Vice-Chancellors

Order Chancellor Years Notes
1 Alexander Mitchell 1965–1975
2 Edwin Webb 1976–1986
3 Dianne Yerbury AO 1987–2006 [4]
4 Steven Schwartz AM 2006–2012 [4]
5 S Bruce Dowton 2012–present [14][15]

Other faculty

Notable past and current faculty members include:

References

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