John Wood - Navitas CEO - University Programs

Prof. John Wood serves as Chief Executive Officer University Programs of Navitas Ltd. John has overall responsibility to lead and grow the operations of Navitas university programmes division and also oversees the relationships with Navitas partner universities. He was the Deputy ViceChancellor at Edith Cowan University and previously the Foundation Dean of the College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, Perth, Western Australia, where he was also the Deputy ViceChancellor . John graduated with first class honours in Economics from the University of Western Australia and from Oxford with a Doctorate in Economics and he has undertaken Harvards strategic management programme. He has taught at universities throughout the world, including at Oxford, the American International University of Europe and Stanford. John has held executive leadership positions including in the Office of the Prime Minister and in State Government in the Departments of Premier and Cabinet Transport, Employment and Training State Development and Commerce and Trade. John has served Ministers from all major political parties. He also held senior private sector positions, including a period as Chief Economist and Strategist with Ernst Young. John also served on a range of boards as the chair of Perth Education City, the WA Chair of the Committee of Economic Development of Australia and was on the Board of HBF for 11 years. In 2011 John was appointed by the State and Federal Ministers to the Australian Qualifications Framework Council. since 2012.