List of Western Sydney University people

This is an incomplete list of University of Western Sydney people, including alumni and staff.

Alumni

Academia

• Christopher Kelen, author, lecturer in creative writing and literature at the University of Macau
• Professor Michael Jeffery QC (deceased), lawyer & lecturer environmental law, sustainability and climate change, Strathmore University & SUFE
• Mireille Astore, artist/lecturer, Sydney College of the Arts (University of Sydney)
• Nada Kakabadse, professor, University of Northampton
• Silma Ihram, political academic
• Syed Ziaur Rahman, Chair of the Advisory Council, International Association of Medical Colleges & Associate Professor, J. N. Medical College

Business

• Aaron Lum, National Buyer, Woolworths
• Aaron McKie, CEO, Hungry Jack's
• Andrew Margan, Managing Director & Winemaker, Margan Hunter Valley Wines
• Balendran Thavarajah, Chief Technology Officer, Bluedot Innovation
• Brad Yager, Commercial and Operations Controller, Janssen Pharmaceutica
• Dan Gregory, CEO, The Impossible Institute
• David Jessop, Senior Finance Director, UK Snacks at PepsiCo
• Davis Southon, Managing Director, Charter Hall Investment Group
• Gaynor Reid, Vice-President of Communications, Accor Hotels
• Gerard Sitaramayya, CFO, ACE Insurance Limited (China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)
• Gitesh Agarwal, Director, D&M Workspace Solutions
• Gordon Reyburn, Network Operations Manager, Google Australia
• Graeme Bellach, Partner, CIB Accountants & Advisors
• Dr. Jawad Syed, Program Chair, European Academy of Management
• Jason Romain, Chief Marketing Officer, IQPC (Singapore)
• John Cincotta, COO, Deutsche Bank (Australia & New Zealand)
• Dr. John Falzon, CEO, St Vincent de Paul Australia
• John Forrest, CEO Corporate Solutions, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated
• John Heath, Head of Animal Health, Boehringer Ingelheim (Australia & New Zealand)
• Justin Scarr, COO, Royal Life Saving Society Australia
• Lynne Anderson, Leading sponsorship and sports analyst
• Maria Karayiannis, Business Support Manager, Hudson Global, Inc.
• Dr. Margaret Drever FCPA, former President, NSW Division of CPA Australia
• Mark McCallum, Executive Vice President, Jack Daniel's brand, Brown-Forman
• Mark Renshaw, Chief Innovation Officer, Leo Burnett Worldwide
• Martin Hollander, Director, Trevinci Corporate Advisory
• Matt Granfield, Head of Marketing, Heritage Bank
• Michael O’Donnell, CFO, Panasonic Australia
• Peter Gracie, General Manager, Schülke & Mayr (Australia and New Zealand)
• Paul Doueihi, CFO, Alcatel-Lucent (Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands)
• Praveen Moturu, Executive Director of Global IT & Chief Enterprise Architect, Cummins
• Richard Sheriden, CFO & Company Secretary, Kimberly Metals Limited (subsidiary of CBH Resources)
• Robert Ewing, General Manager of Asset and Development Management, Propertylink Holdings Limited
• Rob Gardiner, Strategic Advisor, Rainmaker Solutions
• Ruth Tan, Associate, Sapere Research Group
• Ryan Perera, Deputy CEO, Candor Holdings Group Sri Lanka
• Sarah Parker, Operations Manager, Murray Dairy
• Sherry Yip, Vice President of Sales and Distribution, AIA Group Limited
• Thien Pham, Head of Government Affairs & Market Access, Novartis Pharma Services AG Vietnam
• Dr Trung Qui Ly, entrepreneur & founder, Pho24
• Warren Wilson, CEO, Panthers Group
• Wilson Fernandez, Director of Financial Services, KPMG China

Government

Politicians

Federal politicians

• Ed Husic, MP, member of the Australian House of Representatives representing Chifley
• Cathy McGowan, MP, member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing Indi
• Fiona Scott, MP, member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing Lindsay

State politicians

• David Elliott, MP, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Baulkham Hills
• Karyn Paluzzano, a former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• Jai Rowell, MP, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Wollondilly
• Ron Wells, a former member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and the Victorian Legislative Assembly
• Steve Whan, MLC, a member of New South Wales Legislative Council

Local Council

• Nathan Burbridge, Economic Development Strategist, Blacktown City Council

Other politicians

• Yaw Shin Leong, former Singaporean politician

Humanities

Arts

• Melissa Chiu, museum director, curator and author, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
• Craig Anderson, television actor
• Alfio Bonanno, musician
• Jonathan Boulet, musician
• Chua Ek Kay, artist
• Nicole da Silva, actress
• Alexandra Davies, actress
• Joel Edgerton, actor
• Anni Finsterer, AFI award-winning actress
• Joelle Hadjia, musician
• Don Hany, actor
• Steve Le Marquand, actor
• Ben Quilty, artist, 2011 Archibald Prize winner
• Michelle Ronksley-Pavia, artist
• Yvonne Strahovski, actress
• Jared Turner, actor
• The Umbilical Brothers, comedy duo
• David Wenham, actor^[1]
• Darren Yap, actor and director
• Kieran Darcy-Smith, actor and director
• Silvana Azzi, head designer for Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin
• Tim Vincent, producer
• Liam Benson, artist

History

• Matthew Glozier, historian

Journalism and media

• Amina Elshafei, MasterChef Australia (2012) competitor
• Marcin Jaskulski, journalist
• Paul Murray, radio presenter
• Whitney Fitzsimmons, television presenter, ABC International

Legal

• Deng Adut, defence lawyer and partner, AC Law Group

Literature, writing and poetry

• Anne Deveson, writer
• Matt Granfield, author
• Anita Heiss, writer
• Damian McDonald, author
• Granaz Moussavi, poet and director
• Ben Peek, author
• Margaret Roc, author
• Rosie Scott, author
• Travis S. Taylor, science fiction author
• Tony Walters, director and creator of Double the Fist

Sciences

Health

• Dianne Gill, Executive Director, Victorian Comprehensive Care Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital
• Peter Shine, Director of Aboriginal Health, Northern Sydney Local Health District

Medicine

• Syed Ziaur Rahman, pharmacologist

Military

• Dianne Gallasch AM, first female Commandant Brigadier of Royal Military College of Australia, graduate of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College

• Garnet Malley, Wing Commander, graduate of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College

Sport

• Shannon Cole, Sydney FC midfielder (degree on hold)
• Casey Dunning, rugby union player
• Benny Elias, rugby league player with Balmain Tigers
• Morgan Endicott-Davies, Judo
• Aziz "Zyzz" Shavershian, bodybuilder and internet celebrity
• Francis Vaiotu, NRL player for the Sydney Roosters

Other

• Faten El Dana OAM, program director and president, Muslim Women's Welfare of Australia, NSW Women of the Year recipient
• John Ondawame, activist
• Lancelot Eric Richdale, amateur ornithologist, graduate of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College
• Phil Dooley, Hillsong pastor
• Rosemary Arnold, Australia's first female pilot

Administration

Chancellor

Order	Chancellor	Academic qualifications	Years	Notes
1	Sir Ian Turbott, AO, CMG, CVO		1989 – 2000
2	John Phillips, AO		2000 – 2010
3	Peter Shergold, AC	BA (Hull), MA (Illinois), PhD (LSE)	2011 – present	[2]

• Gabrielle Harrison – Deputy Chancellor
• Kim Yeadon – Deputy Chancellor

Vice-Chancellor

Order	Vice-Chancellor	Academic qualifications	Years	Notes
1	Professor Brian Smith, AO	PhD (Cambridge)	October 1989 – 1994	[3]
2			1994 – 1998
3	Professor Janice Reid, AC		1998 – 31 December 2013	[4]
4	Professor Barney Glover	PhD	1 January 2014 – present	[5]

Faculty

Notable past and current faculty members include:

• Ien Ang, cultural studies academic and author
• Jack Barbalet, sociologist
• David Burchell, journalist
• Jane Caro, social commentator and writer
• Roger Dean, musician, biochemist and cognitive scientist
• Jim Falk, physicist
• Jane R. Goodall, author
• Robert Hayes, legal academic
• Michael Head, legal academic
• Bob Hodge, linguist
• Niv Horesh, historian
• Ivor Indyk, literary academic, editor and publisher
• Paul James, writer on globalization, sustainability, and social theory
• Gail Jones, novelist
• Colm Kearney, political economist
• Steve Keen, economist
• Caleb Kelly, curator and author
• Nikolas Kompridis, philosopher and political theorist
• Geoff Lee, former business academic
• Herbert W. Marsh, educational psychologist
• Willard McCarty, digital humanities academic
• Andrew Moore, historian
• Gerald Muench, medical scientist
• Garth Paine, musician
• Adam Possamai, sociologist
• Juan Francisco Salazar, anthropologist
• Ariel Salleh, philosopher and socialogist
• Brian Sully AM, QC, legal academic
• Bryan Turner, sociologist
• Dr. Ragbir Bhathal, astronomer and author

References

1. Mendelssohn, Joanna (13 February 2008). "Want to go to art school? Don’t live in Western Sydney". Crikey. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
2. "Peter Shergold appointed UWS Chancellor". University of Western Sydney (Press release). Australian School of Business. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
3. "Brian Smith, Founding Vice-Chancellor". UWS people: History. University of Western Sydney. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
4. "UWS honours its Vice-Chancellor Professor Janice Reid" (Press release). University of Western Sydney. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
5. "Vice-Chancellor and President". UWS Executive. University of Western Sydney. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.