- Glyn Davis
Prof. Glyn Davis AC (born
1959 ) is anAustralia nacademic who is currently theVice-Chancellor of theUniversity of Melbourne . His wifeMargaret Gardner is also vice chancellor of anotherMelbourne university,RMIT University , and the couple have been referred to as "Melbourne's top academic couple". [cite news | last=Cohen | first=David | title=The thinking Australian's Posh and Becks | date=January 10 ,2006 | publisher=The Guardian | url=http://education.guardian.co.uk/print/0,,5370124-108234,00.html]Early life
Born in
Sydney ,New South Wales ,cite news|first=Peter|last=Ellingsen|title=The getting of Glyn|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/general/the-getting-of-glyn/2005/10/08/1128563036868.html|work=The Age |date=2005-10-09 |accessdate=2007-06-15] Davis was educated at Marist Brothers College, Kogarah. [http://www.mck.nsw.edu.au/index.php?ID=289 Marist College Kogarah- Famous Ex-students] (accessed:14-06-2007)] and theUniversity of New South Wales . He attended theAustralian National University and completed a thesis on the political independence of theAustralian Broadcasting Corporation .Career
Davis spent nearly twenty years at
Griffith University , initially as a lecturer inPublic Policy in1985 and eventually being appointed as aProfessor in1998 .Davis accepted senior government posts with the Queensland
Wayne Goss Government as Commissioner for Public Sector Equity with the Public Sector Management Commission from1990 to1993 , Director-General of the Office of the Cabinet1995 to1996 and Director-General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to PremierPeter Beattie 1998 -2002 . [http://www.griffith.edu.au/vc/content_gdavis.html Griffith University- Professor Glyn Davis AC] (accessed:14-06-2007)]He became Vice Chancellor and President of Griffith University in 2002, serving in the position until December 2004.cite news|first=Shane|last=Green|title=New man on campus sets a very public tone
url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/New-man-on-campus-sets-a-very-public-tone/2005/01/14/1105582714272.html|work=The Age |date=2005-01-15 |accessdate=2007-06-15] He started in January 2005 as Vice-Chancellor of theUniversity of Melbourne , [http://www.unimelb.edu.au/about/seniorexec/davis.html University of Melbourne- About the University] (accessed:14-06-2007)] and has led the introduction of the university's Melbourne Model academic structure.He is the Patron of
Australia 21 , a non profit organisation developing research networks on key issues affecting Australia's future. He is a former President of the Group of Eight, a group representing a number of Australia’s major research universities. Previously, he was the foundation chairman of theAustralia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), which is headquartered at the University of Melbourne.He had been mentioned as a potential candidate to become the next secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, succeeding
Peter Shergold (who will retire in February 2008), the post ultimately going to former Victorian and Queensland bureaucrat Terry Moran.He worked with
Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd as they were both senior public servants inQueensland under theWayne Goss government. [cite news | last=Armitage | first=Catherine | title=Top public servant to take post | date=December 10 ,2007 | publisher=The Age | url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,24897,22896720-12332,00.html] He co-chaired, with Rudd, the Australia 2020 public policy summit of over 1000 delegates in April 2008. [AAP (2008). [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/rudd-says-lets-talk/2008/02/03/1201973721839.html PM calls national summit to tackle Australia's problems] . Retrieved February 3, 2008.]Honours
Publications
Professor Davis has written widely on policy and governance. His most recent publications are:
* "The Australian Policy Handbook" (third edition) with Peter Bridgman, 2004. [http://www.allenandunwin.com/Shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?ISBN=9781741142204 Allen & Unwin- The Australian Policy Handbook 3rd Ed] (accessed:14-06-2007)]
*"The Future of Australian Governance: Policy Choices", co-edited withMichael Keating , 2000
*"Are You Being Served? State, Citizens and Governance", co-edited withPatrick Weller , 2001. [http://www.eidos.org.au/news/results.chtml?filename_num=142557 Eidos Institute Breakfast Series with Glyn Davis] (accessed:14-06-2007)]References
External links
* [http://www.unimelb.edu.au/about/seniorexec/davis.html Melbourne University profile]
Persondata
NAME=Davis, Glyn Conrad
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australia nacademic
DATE OF BIRTH=1959
PLACE OF BIRTH=Sydney ,New South Wales ,Australia
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