Andrew Parfitt

Andrew Parfitt, Vice-Chancellor and President, is UTS's chief executive officer. He is responsible to the UTS Council for the effective management of the university.

Prior to joining UTS in 2016, Professor Parfitt was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Newcastle. He has also held positions as pro vice chancellor and vice president, Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment at the University of South Australia; director of the Institute for Telecommunications Research at the University of South Australia; chief executive officer of the Cooperative Research Centre for Satellite Systems; and general manager of space programs in CSIRO’s Telecommunications and Industrial Physics division.

Andrew’s area of academic expertise is telecommunications engineering, including antenna and radio systems research. He has published more than 100 technical papers in refereed conferences and journals.

Andrew is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and has been a member of many government, professional and industry boards and committees. From 2010 to 2012 Andrew was a ministerial appointment to the Australian Government’s Space Industry Innovation Council. He is currently Chair of the Universities Admissions Centre in NSW.