Glyn Davis

Professor Glyn Davis will be the next secretary for the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet (DPM&C), from June 6.

In 2010, Professor Davis delivered the Boyer Lectures on the theme ‘The Republic of Learning’. He then went on to serve as vice-chancellor of Griffith University in 2002 before joining the Melbourne University leadership team. He is also chair of the ANZSOG Research Committee. Davis went on to complete post-doctoral appointments as a Harkness Fellow at the University of California Berkeley, the Brookings Institution in Washington DC and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He later served as chair of the Group of Eight, Chair of Universities Australia and chair of Universitas 21. Davis has also held visiting professor roles in the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, at Exeter College, Oxford and honorary professor in public policy at the University of Manchester.

Davis' career spans both the public service and academic, serving as the director-general of the Queensland Department of Premier and Cabinet from 1998 to 2002, ...

Davis will take over the role from Phil Gaetjens, who acted as former prime minister Scott Morrison’s chief of staff before moving into the role in 2019. The governor-general made the appointment on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s recommendation. The head of Australia’s largest philanthropic trust Professor Glyn Davis has been named as the new head of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

On the recommendation of the Prime Minister, the Hon. Anthony Albanese MP, the Governor‑General today appointed Professor Glyn Davis AC as the new.

In 2010, Professor Davis delivered the Boyer Lectures on the theme The Republic of Learning. The Prime Minister thanked Philip Gaetjens for his service to the Australian public, both as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet since August 2019, and across a distinguished 45-year career of public service. Professor Davis currently serves as CEO of the Paul Ramsay Foundation, Australia’s largest philanthropic trust.

The head of Australia's largest philanthropic trust Professor Glyn Davis has been named as the new head of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Prof Davis will take over the role from Phil Gaetjens, who acted as former prime minister Scott Morrison's chief of staff before moving into the role in 2019. The head of Australia's largest philanthropic trust Professor Glyn Davis has been named as the new head of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Prof Davis' career spans both the public service and academic, serving as the director-general of the Queensland Department of Premier and Cabinet from 1998 to 2002, and then becoming the vice chancellor of Griffith University and the University of Melbourne.

The Governor-General has appointed Professor Glyn Davis as the new Secretary of PM&C, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

He holds emeritus roles at universities worldwide and has served as Chair of the Group of Eight, Chair of Universities Australia and Chair of Universitas 21. Labor has called the previous government’s response to the Thodey review a missed opportunity and has pledged to implement the reforms in full as part of its commitment to rebuilding public service capability. A distinguished public service and university leader has been named the new head of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C).

On the recommendation of the Prime Minister, the Hon. Anthony Albanese MP, the Governor‑General today appointed Professor Glyn Davis AC as the new Secretary ...

In 2010, Professor Davis delivered the Boyer Lectures on the theme The Republic of Learning. The Prime Minister thanked Philip Gaetjens for his service to the Australian public, both as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet since August 2019, and across a distinguished 45-year career of public service. Professor Davis currently serves as CEO of the Paul Ramsay Foundation, Australia’s largest philanthropic trust.

Anthony Albanese is bringing in an outsider, former University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Glyn Davis to head his Department of the Prime Minister and ...

He then became vice-chancellor of Griffith University, and in 2005 moved to be vice-chancellor of Melbourne University, a position he held until 2018, and from which he drove a major academic restructure. He retains a range of academic connections. Davis was director-general of the Queensland department of premier of cabinet from 1998 to 2002.

Professor Glyn Davis, an esteemed innovation and public policy expert and former chair of the Australia 2020 Summit, has been appointed as the new Secretary ...

Professor Davis was awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia for “public service administration” in 2002 and is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. Professor Davis was the vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne from 2005 to 2018, is the immediate past chair of Universitas 21 and a member of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities. Professor Davis is a distinguished professor at the Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy and the CEO of the Paul Ramsay Foundation.

Universities Australia congratulates Professor Glyn Davis AC on his appointment as Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, ...

“UA looks forward to working with Professor Davis so that we can play the fullest role in building back, taking advantage of the full spectrum of our national talent. “Universities are a foundational part of an optimistic, productive modern economy and society. “As we emerge from challenging times, we look forward to working with Professor Davis to deliver the productivity gains that highly-skilled people and technological and social advances provide to the economy.

Anthony Albanese is bringing in an outsider, former University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Glyn Davis to head his Department of the Prime Minister and ...

He then became vice-chancellor of Griffith University, and in 2005 moved to be vice-chancellor of Melbourne University, a position he held until 2018, driving a major academic restructure. He retains a range of academic connections. “Professor Davis’ extensive and distinguished experience in public policy and deep understanding of the importance of a strong university sector to Australia’s future, is well proven.