Mark Scott (businessman)

Mark Scott
Scott in 2023
27th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney
Assumed office
19 July 2021 (2021-07-19)
ChancellorBelinda Hutchinson
Preceded byStephen Garton
Secretary of NSW Department of Education
In office
1 September 2016 (2016-09-01)  23 April 2021 (2021-04-23)
Preceded byMichele Bruniges
Succeeded byGeorgina Harrisson
Personal details
Born
Mark Walter Scott

(1962-10-09) 9 October 1962
Los Angeles, California, United States
CitizenshipUnited States
NationalityAustralian
SpouseBriony Scott
Alma mater
OccupationUniversity administrator
public servant

Mark Walter Scott AO (born 9 October 1962) is an Australian and American public servant and academic administrator who serves as the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney.

Scott had previously held a senior role at Fairfax Media, responsible for the editorial content of the group's major newspapers, including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Sun-Herald and The Sunday Age. He was the managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 2006 to 2016. In June 2016, Scott was appointed Secretary of the New South Wales Department of Education.