Professor Mark Scott AO is the Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Sydney. Under his leadership, the university has embarked on an ambitious 10-year strategy with immediate commitments to more than double scholarship support for under-represented domestic students and invest nearly half a billion dollars in a world-leading biomedical precinct.

Professor Scott is a highly respected and successful senior leader of large and complex institutions, across public service, education, and the media. His notable roles include Secretary of the NSW Department of Education (2016 to 2021), Managing Director of the ABC (2006 to 2016) and Editor-in-Chief of Fairfax newspapers.

In addition to his role as Vice-Chancellor, Professor Scott is currently the Chair of the Group of Eight universities and Chair of the Conversation Media Group board.