Professor Marie Wilson

Professor Marie Wilson is Chief Academic Services Officer for the University of South Australia.  Professor Wilson is a member of the Executive Leadership Team of the University, with responsibility for student services, student administration, student equity and engagement, and UniSA International.

Professor Wilson has a track record of delivering in both industry and university leadership.  In her former role as leader of the UniSA Business School, the University received national and international awards for innovation and student services, and was repeatedly commended for its enterprising service culture.

Professor Wilson has studied and worked across the globe and has been a senior manager in strategy and HRM for seven public companies, including one of the world’s largest IT firms.  Professor Wilson's specialities include the management of performance (with a focus on professionals and knowledge work), and judgment and decision-making in professional settings.  Her most recent work has established new insights into clinical decision-making and the intersection of commercialisation and researcher careers.

Professor Wilson holds a Juris Doctor in contract and employment law, and a PhD in management, and has over twenty years of university leadership experience, including senior roles at Griffith University and the University of Auckland.  She also has extensive experience in high technology ventures, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.  Professor Wilson is also a member of the State Advisory Council (SA/NT) of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) and sponsor of CEDA’s Women and Leadership program for over ten years.

• Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
• Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA)
• EFMD Global Network (EQUIS)
• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)

Australian Institute of Management (AIM)

Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)

Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Executive Committee

South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) Board of Directors

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy The University of Arizona

• Juris Doctor The University of Arizona

Work history

Pro Vice Chancellor (Business and Law), UniSA Business School 2014-present

Dean (Academic) Griffith Business School, Griffith University 2009-2013

Head of Department, Management and International Business, The University of Auckland Business School, 2006 - 2009

Head, Management and Employment Relations; The University of Auckland Business School, 1992-1993; 1998-2002

Research Director of the ICEHOUSE business accelerator, The University of Auckland Business School, 2002 - 2004

Head, Graduate School of Business, The University of Auckland Business School, 1994-1998,

Associate Dean, Graduate and Postgaduate Programs, The University of Auckland Business School (1997-1998)

Managing Director, Wilson & Associates, 1991 -  2008 

Managing Director, Vino Vino Ltd, 1995 - 2002 

Visiting Academic, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, 2012

Visiting Academic, City University Hong Kong, 2011