Mr Tom Steer

Chief Academic Services Officer (Acting) for the University of South Australia. In this role Tom leads a portfolio that includes Student and Academic Services, the Student Engagement Unit, UniSA International and Regional Campuses, and is a member of the University’s Enterprise Leadership Team (ELT).

Ran the cross-University project to launch UniSA Online, which offers a suite of career-focused 100% online degrees, coupled with a student-centric, high-touch support model. 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 UniSA, Tom was Chief of Staff for Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 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 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 (MBIS) from the University of South Australia and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

In 2019 he was named as one of South Australia's Top 40 Business Leaders 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