Title
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Community, Partnerships and Regional Development)
Company
University of Tasmania
Bio
Professor Adams was appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor (Community, Partnerships and Regional Development) at the University of Tasmania in July 2016.  As a Professor of Management, his scholarly expertise is in public and social policy with a focus on communities and regional development.  Professor Adams is the academic lead for the University of Tasmania’s Northern Transformation Project.  This project will influence the university’s physical environment (including new campus developments in Launceston and Burnie), as well as its connectivity with students, business and communities within the State.

Professor Adams has had an extensive career as a senior executive in the public, private and community sectors in Australia and has held a number of civic roles including as Chair of the Tasmanian Food Security Council and as the inaugural Social Inclusion Commissioner for Tasmania.