Mr Tom Steer

Tom Steer is the Chief Academic Services Officer for the University of South Australia, providing strategic leadership of the Academic Services portfolio, responsible for:

- Central student and academic administration

- Student services for the University’s 37,000+ student population

- Student engagement, experience and equity activities

- International student recruitment and admissions

- Regional campus operations (Whyalla and Mount Gambier)

In this role, Tom is a member of the University’s Enterprise Leadership Team (ELT), and actively contributes to the University’s broader strategy, decision making and operations.

Tom joined UniSA in 2017 to lead the start-up and launch of UniSA Online, the online education arm of the University of South Australia. As Executive Director, Tom led UniSA Online during three consecutive years of rapid growth, product expansion and service improvement, exceeding student recruitment targets and ranked amongst the best in Australia for external student satisfaction.

Prior to joining the University, Tom was Chief of Staff for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Australia & New Zealand, a Fortune 50 company and global leader in IT products and services with a multi-billion dollar local business. In this role Tom was a member of the Country Management Team and drove a number of strategic initiatives across the business, focused on growth, communications and employee engagement.

During his career with Hewlett Packard, Tom lived and worked in Adelaide, London and Canberra, undertaking a range of client-facing executive roles with large Public Sector customers.

Tom has a Masters Degree in Business Information Systems from the University of South Australia and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School where he completed the Advanced Management Program on-campus in Boston in 2023.

Tom is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and is currently a Non-Executive Director on the Board of SATAC (South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre) Limited.

In 2019 Tom was named as one of South Australia's Top 40 Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs under the age of 40, in the InDaily 40 Under 40 Awards.

Qualifications

• Master of Business (Information Systems) University of South Australia

• Bachelor of Business (Information Systems) University of South Australia