He earned a Bachelor of Arts (first-class) in politics and American studies from the University of Hull,and later a Master of Arts degree in American history from the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle and a PhD from the London School of Economics. After moving to Australia,he became a lecturer in economics at the University of New South Wales in 1972. He was appointed as head of the university's economic history department in 1985. His dissertation in comparative labour history was published as Working-Class Life:The "American Standard" in Comparative Perspective,1899–1913 in 1982.[citation needed]
Public service career
Shergold (right),as Secretary of the Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet;with then PM John Howard at a 2005 meeting in the U.S.
Having become deputy secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in 1990,he was appointed the CEO of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (1991–1994) and Comcare,a federal government workers' compensation authority (1994–1995).[citation needed]
In 2011 Shergold became the Chancellor of the University of Western Sydney;[1] and was appointed as chairman of the New South Wales Public Service Commission.[8][9] In August 2018 Shergold was appointment Chair of the Joblife Employment Board.[10] In December 2019 Shergold was appointed chair of the New South Wales Education Standards Authority.[11] In December 2022,Shergold retired as Chancellor of Western Sydney University after 12 years in the position.[12]
In 2007 he was appointed a Companion of the Order,for service to the community as a significant leader of changes and innovation in the public sector,particularly through the development and implementation of a whole-of-government approach to policy development and program delivery.[14]
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