ABOUT
Professor George Williams AO is the Vice-Chancellor and President at Western Sydney University. He is proud to lead an institution renowned for providing broad access to higher education and for achieving real-world impact through positive social, environmental and economic change in Western Sydney and globally. Professor Williams commenced Vice-Chancellor in July 2024, bringing decades of experience as a constitutional law scholar, teacher, senior leader in higher education, barrister and national thought leader. His latest essay is Aiming Higher: Universities and the future of Australian democracy.