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Professor Michael Wesley is Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global, Culture and Engagement) and Professor of International Relations at the University of Melbourne. In this role, he provides leadership across the University with overall responsibility for engagement with stakeholders, partners, government and community, both locally and globally. He leads teams including Global (including Asialink and Australia India Institute), Policy and Government Relations, Strategic Intelligence, Business Strategy and Projects, University Museums and Collections, University Performing Arts, Engagements, and Community and Cultural Partnerships. Professor Wesley is an expert in international affairs with extensive experience in international strategy and relations, having worked in higher education, government and the private sector. His research and writing focus on Australian foreign policy, Asia’s international relations and strategic affairs, and the politics of state-building interventions.
He holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews. Prior to his current appointments, Professor Wesley served as Professor of International Affairs and Dean of the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University, where he was also Director of the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs. He has held the positions of Executive Director of the Lowy Institute for International Policy, Director of the Griffith Asia Institute at Griffith University, and Assistant Director-General for Transnational Issues at the Office of National Assessments. He has also been appointed Acting Vice-Chancellor at the University of Melbourne.
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