Prof Alan Pettigrew
Adjunct Professor, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, Australian National University
Professor Pettigrew holds the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Sydney and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has held a range of academic and senior executive appointments at a number of Australian Universities, having served as Deputy Chair of the Academic Board at the University of Sydney, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Biological Sciences) at the University of Queensland, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of NSW.
In January 2001 Professor Pettigrew was appointed by the Commonwealth Minister for Health and Aging as the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the National Health and Medical Research Council. He served in that role until the end of 2005 when he was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of the University of New England. Professor Pettigrew retired from the University in 2009. He also served as a member of the Board of the Australian Universities Quality Agency until 2010.
Professor Pettigrew is currently an Adjunct Professor in the College of Medicine, Biology and Environment at the Australian National University and an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne. He is a member of the Council of the Queensland Institute for Medical Research, the Advisory Board of the L.H. Martin Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Management, and the Advisory Council of Research Australia Philanthropy. Professor Pettigrew is a member of the Cooperative Research Centres Committee of the Australian Government and has been appointed as an adviser to the Chief Scientist of Australia. He is also a consultant to universities on higher education leadership, management and research.
