Professor Marie Wilson

Professor Marie Wilson is Pro Vice Chancellor (Business and Law) of the University of South Australia Business School. Professor Wilson has a track record of delivering in both industry and university leadership, and under her direction the UniSA Business School is becoming nationally and internationally recognised as a leader in applied research and in the education of global professionals.

Since gaining her initial degree in Science at Florida State University 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 worlds largest IT firms. Professor Wilson's specialities include the management of performance (with a focus on professionals and knowledge work), decision-making and the human side of entrepreneurship and economic development. She has published and lectured extensively in these areas.

Under Professor Wilson's Leadership the UniSA Business School's MBA has been awarded a Graduate Management Association of Australia (GMAA) five-star rating for the 8th year running, awarded a five-star rating in QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) Stars, gained continuation of the highly prestigious EQUIS accreditation (which looks for a balance between high academic quality and professional relevance) and launched both the new Centre for Business Growth in partnership with ANZ, and the new Institute for Choice.

Professor Wilson holds a Juris Doctor (JD) in contract and employment law, 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 start-up and high technology ventures, is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management (AIM) and the Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM).

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

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