About the Board

Board Members


Directors appointed by the Commonwealth Government

Emeritus Professor Deryck M Schreuder (Visiting Professor, The University of Sydney)
Mr Colin Walters (Group Manager, Higher Education Group, Department of Education, Science and Training)
Mr Patrick Coleman (Director Policy, Business Council of Australia (BCA))


Directors appointed by the State and Territory Governments

Mr Terrence Leo Werner (Director, Higher Education & Legislative Review, Department of Education Services, WA)
Mr Clive Hildebrand (previously, Director, Oil Search Ltd)
Mr Ian Hawke (Assistant Director-General, International, Non-State and Higher Education,, DETA, Queensland Government)


Directors elected by Australian self-accrediting higher education institutions

Professor Alan Pettigrew (Vice-Chancellor and CEO, The University of New England)
Professor James McWha (Vice-Chancellor, The University of Adelaide)
Professor Ian O'Connor (Vice-Chancellor and President, Griffith University)
Professor William Lovegrove (Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Southern Queensland)


Director elected by Australian non self-accrediting higher education institutions

Emeritus Professor L Michael Koder (Chair of the Academic Board, Australian College of Physical Education Ltd)


Chief Executive Officer

Dr David Woodhouse (Executive Director, Australian Universities Quality Agency)