Glyn Davis

Glyn Conrad Davis^{[citation needed]} was educated at Marist Brothers College, Kogarah.^{[citation needed]}

He later studied political science at the University of New South Wales and the Australian National University, where he completed a doctoral thesis on the political independence of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation,^{[citation needed]} before undertaking 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.^{[citation needed]}

For nearly 14 years Davis served as vice-chancellor and Principal of the University of Melbourne and as Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Arts.^[1] He publishes on public policy.

Davis began his academic career at Griffith University. He commenced as a lecturer in public policy in 1985 and was appointed as a professor in 1998.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, Davis co-chaired the Australia 2020 Summit and, in the same year, served as a member of the Innovation Taskforce, an expert group commissioned to review Australia's research and innovation systems.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010 Davis presented the ABC's 51st Boyer Lectures series, speaking on higher education in Australia.^[8]

In December 2018, Davis became the CEO of the Paul Ramsay Foundation.^[9]

On 18 February 2021, he delivered the inaugural Hugh Stretton Oration at the University of Adelaide.^[10]

Davis is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia^[11] and the Institute of Public Administration Australia.^{[citation needed]}

He received the Centenary Medal "in recognition of contribution to public service".^[12]

On 26 January 2002, Davis was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for his "service to public administration, particularly as an advocate for good governance, constitutional reform and the creation of infrastructure to enable the development of a "knowledge-based" nation, to tertiary education in the field of political science, and to the community."^[13]

He holds honorary doctorates from Griffith University^{[citation needed]} and the University of New South Wales.^{[citation needed]} There are buildings named after him on the campus of Griffith University at Nathan,^{[citation needed]} and the Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne Parkville.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2005^[update] Davis is married to Margaret Gardner, the 30th Governor of Victoria and former Vice-Chancellor of Monash University and RMIT.^[14] When Davis was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, he and his spouse were described by The Guardian as "Melbourne's top academic couple".^[15]

Davis has written widely on policy and governance. His most recent publications are:

• On Life's Lottery, Hachette, 2021.
• The Australian Idea of a University, Melbourne University Publishing, 2017.
• The Australian Policy Handbook (6th edition with Peter Bridgman and Catherine Althaus), Routledge, 2017.
• The Future of Australian Governance (co-editor with Michael Keating), St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 2000.
• Are You Being Served? State, Citizens and Governance (co-editor with Patrick Weller), Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 2001.
• The Republic of Learning: higher education transforms Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Boyer Lectures), 2010.^[8]
• 'Universities in the Service of the Nation' in Melbourne University Law Review (2015) Volume 38(3) special issue in memory of Sir Zelman Cowen