2006 Media Releases
Friday, 27 October 2006
La Trobe University appoints new Vice-Chancellor
La Trobe University has appointed Professor Paul Johnson, currently Deputy Director at the London School of Economics, as its next Vice-Chancellor and President.
Professor Johnson, who is also Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics, holds an MA and DPhil from the University of Oxford. An internationally recognised scholar and researcher in the fields of modern economic history and the economics of ageing and pensions, he has been elected to senior positions within the Economic History Society and the Social History Society, as well as to fellowships of the Royal Historical Society and Academician of the Social Sciences.
As an expert on pension systems and pension reform, Professor Johnson has worked as a consultant for the World Bank in Washington and in various Central Asian republics, for the UK government, the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, and the Australian Productivity Commission. He has also held visiting fellowships at the Australian National University and The University of Melbourne.
In announcing the appointment, the Chancellor of La Trobe University, Mrs Sylvia Walton, said that the University was delighted to have appointed Professor Johnson following a rigorous and intensive selection process.
The Council has also acknowledged the leadership displayed by Professor Brian Stoddart who stepped in at short notice to become Vice-Chancellor following the early retirement of the former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Michael Osborne.