Professor Andy Marks

Professor Andy Marks is a Vice-President at Western Sydney University leading major strategic initiatives with government, industry and the community. He has a PhD and first-class honours in political science and literature. He writes regularly for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Daily Telegraph and is a panellist on ABC Sydney’s ‘political forum’.

Professor Marks is the Executive Director of the Centre for Western Sydney, a member of the Board of Evolve Housing, and a Trustee of the Royal Botanical Gardens and Domain Trust. He is a former Chair of Western Sydney Community Forum, an appointee to the Prime Minister’s Western Sydney Transport Infrastructure Advisory Panel and co-founder of the Launch Pad start-up incubator. Professor Marks was formerly a researcher in the social services sector, a Council member at the University of New England and an ARIA nominated musician.

Committee appointments:

• Governance, Nominations & People Committee