Mark Scott (businessman)
Mark Scott | |
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Scott in 2023 | |
| 27th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney | |
| Assumed office 19 July 2021 | |
| Chancellor | Belinda Hutchinson |
| Preceded by | Stephen Garton |
| Secretary of NSW Department of Education | |
| In office 1 September 2016 – 23 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Michele Bruniges |
| Succeeded by | Georgina Harrisson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Walter Scott 9 October 1962 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse | Briony Scott |
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| Occupation | University 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.