Michael Spence (legal scholar)

Michael Spence
President and provost of
University College London
Assumed office
11 January 2021 (2021-01-11)
Preceded byMichael Arthur
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney
In office
11 July 2008 (2008-07-11)  14 December 2020 (2020-12-14)
Preceded byGavin Brown
Succeeded byStephen Garton
Personal details
Born (1962-01-10) 10 January 1962
SpouseJenny Spence (nee. Ihn)
Children8
Residence(s)London, England
Alma materUniversity of Sydney (BA, LLB)
University of Oxford (DPhil, PgDip)
ProfessionUniversity administrator, academic, priest
Salary£370,677 (2021–22)

Michael James Spence (born 10 January 1962) is an Australian university administrator who served as the vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Sydney from 2008 to 2020. He is currently the president and provost of University College London.

Spence has a background in intellectual property theory and was also ordained as an Anglican priest in 2006.