List of Bond University people

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

Alumni

Academic

• Terry Gygar, legal academic

Business

• David Baxby, CEO, Virgin Management Asia Pacific, ^[1] Chancellor of Bond University from May 2024 ^[2]
• Patrick Baynes, entrepreneur
• Fiona de Jong, former CEO, Australian Olympic Committee ^[3]
• John Osbourne, CEO, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks ^[4]
• Richard Richards, CFO, Seven Group Holdings ^[5]
• Tom Seymour, former CEO, PwC Australia ^{[6] [7]}
• Tommy Spaulding, businessman and author

Government

Politicians

Federal politicians

• Steven Ciobo, federal Member for Moncrieff
• Tim Watts, federal Member for Gellibrand, since 2013
• John McVeigh, federal Member for Division of Groom

State and territory politicians

• Lex Bell, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland (2001–2004)
• Verity Barton, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, since 2012
• Andrew McIntosh, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly ^[8]

International politicians

• Brian Jean, the Leader of the Opposition in Alberta, Canada ^[9]
• Tupou VI, King of Tonga (2012–present), former High Commissioner to Australia, former Prime Minister of Tonga (2000–2006)
• Rakuita Vakalalabure, Fijian politician

Humanities

Arts

• Luke Baines, actor
• Radha Stirling, community activist

Journalism and media

• Caroline Graham, Walkley-award winning investigative journalist ^[10]
• Sara Groen, television presenter ^[11]
• Wendy Kingston, Nine News presenter
• Hazel Villa, journalist ^[12]
• Vanessa Grimm, Sky News Live anchor
• Matthew Sait, Lawyer, Chairman of the Australian Monarchist League's ACT & Region Branch, media spokesperson ^[13]
• Jemima Burt, journalist, ABC news reporter ^[14]

Literature, writing and poetry

• Trevor Carolan, fiction writer
• Samantha Strauss, screenwriter and creator of Dance Academy
• Antony Szeto, film director
• Tommy Wirkola, film director, producer and screenwriter

Sport

• Chris Atkinson, WRC driver ^{[15] [16]}
• Courtney Atkinson, triathlete ^[17]
• Lara Davenport, swimmer ^[18]
• Chris Fydler, swimmer ^[19]
• Grant Hackett, swimmer ^{[20] [21]}
• Isabella Rositano, multi-sport athlete ^{[22] [23]}
• Nuko Hifo, rugby league player
• Ky Hurst, Ironman and swimmer ^[24]
• Daniel Kowalski, swimmer ^[25]
• Jason Little, rugby player
• Annabel Luxford, triathlete
• Michael Murphy, former Olympian diver ^[19]
• Giaan Rooney, swimmer
• Andrew Utting, Olympic baseball player ^[26]
• Annabelle Williams, swimmer ^[27]

Administration

Chancellors

Order	Chancellor	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Sir Sydney Schubert	1987	13 March 1990 (1990-03-13)	2–3 years	[28]
2	Elizabeth Nosworthy AO	13 March 1990 (1990-03-13)	11 February 1992 (1992-02-11)	1 year, 335 days a
3	Emeritus Professor Harry Messel AC , CBE	3 April 1992 (1992-04-03)	31 December 1997 (1997-12-31)	5 years, 272 days b
4	Dr Paul Scully-Power AM , DSM , NSM	1 January 1998 (1998-01-01)	5 August 1999 (1999-08-05)	1 year, 216 days
5	Dr Imelda Roche AO	5 August 1999 (1999-08-05)	30 May 2003 (2003-05-30)	3 years, 298 days
6	Dr Trevor C. Rowe AO	30 May 2003 (2003-05-30)	22 May 2009 (2009-05-22)	5 years, 357 days
7	Dr Helen Nugent AO	22 May 2009 (2009-05-22)	19 April 2016 (2016-04-19)	6 years, 333 days	[29]
8	The Hon. Dr Annabelle Bennett AO , SC	19 April 2016 (2016-04-19)	incumbent	8 years, 364 days	[30] [31]

Notes ^[28]

^a  : Includes the period between March 1990 to 1991 when Nosworthy served as Acting Chancellor.

^b  : Includes the period between 7 February 1993 to 2 March 1996 when Messel served as Executive Chancellor.

Vice-chancellors

Order	Officerholder	Title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Professor Don Watts AM	Vice-chancellor and President	1 July 1987 (1987-07-01)	30 June 1990 (1990-06-30)	2 years, 364 days	[32]
2	Professor Philip Lader		29 July 1991 (1991-07-29)	6 February 1993 (1993-02-06)	1 year, 192 days
3	Emeritus Professor Harry Messel AC , CBE	Executive Chancellor b	7 February 1993 (1993-02-07)	15 July 1995 (1995-07-15)	2 years, 158 days	[33]
4	Professor Raoul Mortley AO , FAHA	Vice-chancellor and President	1 August 1996 (1996-08-01)	16 September 1997 (1997-09-16)	1 year, 46 days	[32]
5	Professor Ken Moores AM		3 December 1997 (1997-12-03)	31 December 2003 (2003-12-31)	6 years, 28 days
6	Emeritus Professor Robert Stable AM		1 January 2004 (2004-01-01)	31 December 2011 (2011-12-31)	7 years, 364 days
7	Professor Tim Brailsford		1 January 2012 (2012-01-01)	incumbent	13 years, 107 days	[34]

Faculty

Notable past and current faculty members include:

• Babette Bensoussan, competitive intelligence specialist
• Jonathan Crowe, legal philosopher
• David Day, historian
• Mike Grenby, journalist
• Terry Gygar, legal academic
• Peter Harrison, PhD DLitt historian
• Ken Harvey, medical researcher and academic
• Richard Hays, medical lecturer
• Jon Jenkins, virologist and information technologist
• L. Randolph Lowry III, political scientist
• Ingo Petzke, film scholar
• David Weedon, dermatopathologist
• Paul Wilson, criminologist

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