Michael Spence | |
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President and provost of University College London | |
Assumed office 11 January 2021 | |
Preceded by | Michael Arthur |
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney | |
In office 11 July 2008 – 14 December 2020 | |
Preceded by | Gavin Brown |
Succeeded by | Stephen Garton |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 January 1962 |
Spouse | Jenny Spence (nee. Ihn) |
Children | 8 |
Residence(s) | London, England |
Alma mater | University of Sydney (BA, LLB) University of Oxford (DPhil, PgDip) |
Profession | University administrator, academic, priest |
Salary | £370,677 (2021–22)[1] |
Michael James Spence (born 10 January 1962) is an Australian university administrator who served as the vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Sydney from 2008 to 2020.[2] He is currently the president and provost of University College London.[3]
Spence has a background in intellectual property theory and was also ordained as an Anglican priest in 2006.[4]