Vice-Chancellor's Office

The Vice-Chancellor and President is the Chief Executive Officer of of Federation University, appointed by the university Council to lead the organisation.

Leading each portfolio of the university is a member of the Vice-Chancellor’s senior leadership team.

The Vice-Chancellor’s Office supports the Vice-Chancellor and President and senior leadership team with strategic and operational planning, stakeholder engagement, government relations, governance, policy and operational matters.

The office oversees:

Strategy, Planning and Reporting
Governance Services (including University Council and Academic Board)   
Policy Services
Executive Services

Staff

Megan Tucker
Director, Strategy, Governance and Office of the Vice-Chancellor
+61 3 5327 9014
m.tucker@federation.edu.au

Paula Burton
Executive Assistant
+61 3 5327 9581
vc@federation.edu.au

Maranina Koerntjes
Executive Assistant (Chancellery)
+61 3 5327 6872
chancellor@federation.edu.au

Jaime De Ano Jr
 Executive Director, Government Relations and Public Policy
j.deano@federation.edu.au

Professor Duncan Bentley

Federation University’s Vice-Chancellor and President believes a dual-sector regional university sits at the heart of its communities, playing a core role in their prosperity and growth.

Throughout his career, Duncan has supported universities to grow through design thinking, digital innovation, deep community engagement and long-term global partnerships.

He comes to Federation from a distinguished academic career at Swinburne University as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), where he led the academic, international, online and Indigenous portfolios.

Duncan is known for his national leadership in lifelong learning so that everyone can develop the skills to thrive in a digital society, beginning in early childhood and continuing throughout life, inspired by curiosity, giving life to dreams.

During his time at Victoria University he had oversight of vocational education, external engagement and international. He believes that the happiest and most successful organisations and communities are diverse and inclusive.

Having grown up on coffee plantations and game reserves in Africa, Duncan champions adoption of technologies to support sustainability. He completed a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws at the University of Cape Town.

He went on to complete a Master of Laws from the University of London, Master of Laws (Corporate and Commercial) and PhD from Bond University.