Executive Assistant:
Serrelle Salangsang
08 8302 5869
Serrelle.Salangsang@unisa.edu.au
Tom Steer is the Chief Academic Services Officer for the University of South Australia, responsible for the strategic leadership of the Academic Services portfolio and a member of the University’s Enterprise Leadership Team (ELT). In this role Tom leads a portfolio that includes Student and Academic Services, UniSA International, the Student Engagement Unit and Regional Campuses.
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... Read more
About me
Tom Steer is the Chief Academic Services Officer for the University of South Australia, responsible for the strategic leadership of the Academic Services portfolio and a member of the University’s Enterprise Leadership Team (ELT). In this role Tom leads a portfolio that includes Student and Academic Services, UniSA International, the Student Engagement Unit and Regional Campuses.
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 (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 is also a Non-Executive Director on the Board of SATAC (South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre) Limited, which processes and assesses applications for entry to tertiary courses in South Australia and the Northern Territory.
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 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.
About me
Master of Business (Information Systems) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Business (Information Systems) University of South Australia