Emeritus Professor Alan Lindsay AM was Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic and Planning) at Monash University from 1997-2006. He now provides consulting services to universities and private higher education institutions on institutional strategy, governance and management. He has been involved extensively in higher education quality audit and accreditation processes for government agencies in Australia and overseas. He has served on two university governing councils, the Board of Open Universities Australia and several university companies. He has chaired the board of two independent higher education institutions.