Claire Macken, Ph.D.

Prior to joining Minerva, Macken served in multiple leadership positions in higher education across Australia and Vietnam, including Pro Vice-Chancellor and General Director of RMIT Vietnam and Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Learning and Teaching in the College of Business and Law at RMIT University in Australia. Professor Macken has held industry roles as well, including as a Director at KPMG and at Apple.

Macken is a recipient of the Australian Award for Teaching Excellence and an Australian Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Engagement. In 2023, Claire was named by the Australian Financial Review as one of the Top 5 Women to Watch in Education.

Macken holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), a Master of Business Administration, a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Law degrees with Honors and is the author of ten books and multiple book chapters and journal articles in both the areas of law and tertiary education.