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Professor Ren¨¦e Leon is the University¡¯s fifth Vice-Chancellor and President and commenced in the role on 1 September, 2021.

Professor Leon has extensive experience in Commonwealth and State public administration, covering policy, program management and service delivery. Professor Leon has been the Secretary of two Commonwealth Departments ¨C the Department of Human Services and the Department of Employment ¨C and has served as the CEO of the ACT Department of Justice and Community Safety.

Professor Leon¡¯s expertise in leadership and change management underpinned the establishment of the Department of Employment as a high-performing organisation and the transformation of services and culture in the Department of Human Services.

Professor Leon holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from the Australian National University and a Master of Laws from the University of Cambridge, where she was selected as the Menzies Foundation Law Scholar in 1995.

Professor Leon was awarded a Public Service Medal in 2013 for outstanding service to public administration and law in leadership roles in the Australian Capital Territory and the Commonwealth.

Professor Leon is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia, an Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra and a member of Chief Executive Women Australia.

Professor Leon is honoured to lead Australia¡¯s leading regional university at a time when the regions are playing an increasingly visible and important national role.