IARU Senior Officers

Australian National University Director of International Strategy and Alliances - Mr Darren Brown

Mr Darren Brown is the Director of International Strategy and Alliances at ANU. His previous appointments included numerous positions in the Australian public service. This included the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and secondments as Special Adviser to former Prime Minister John Howard and as Senior Adviser to the former Minister of Education, Science and Training. Mr Brown is well-versed in areas of higher education policy and related issues.

ETH Zurich Director for International Institutional Affairs�– Dr Margrit Leuthold

Dr Margrit Leuthold is the Director for International Institutional Affairs at ETH Zurich. She is concurrently the Vice-President of the Board of University Hospital Zurich, a member of the National Ethics Committee for Medicine, a member of the Council of Swisstransplant and the President of the Synapsis Foundation. Her previous appointments included various research and science management positions in institutions such as the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in Berne, the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences. Dr Leuthold is experienced in medical research and related areas.

ETH Zurich Director of International Educational Affairs – Mr Anders Hagström

Mr Anders Hagström is the Director of International Educational Affairs at ETH Zurich. His previous appointments included project manager of ETH Zurich's ICT development program, “ETH World”, and various positions in the field of lifelong learning for engineers at Helsinki University of Technology, Cambridge University and European Federation of National Engineering Associations. Mr Hagström is an active leader in engineering education and continuing professional development.

National University of Singapore Vice President (University and Global Relations) – Professor Lily Kong

Professor Lily Kong is Vice President (University and Global Relations) at NUS.� Her previous appointments at NUS include Vice-Provost (Education), Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and Dean of the University Scholars Program. Professor Kong is a well respected administrator and an outstanding researcher with prestigious fellowships such as the Commonwealth Fellowship and the Fulbright Award as well as the Robert Stoddard Award for Distinguished Service to the Geography of Religion and Belief Systems Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers.

Peking University Vice President – Dr Li Yansong

Dr Li Yansong is the Vice President and the Director of the Office of International Relations at Beida. He is concurrently the Secretary-General of the Society for International Human Resources Development of Institutions of Higher Learning, China and the Chairman of the Board of the Society for Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese Students Education, Beijing. His previous appointments in Beida included various key positions in the Office of International Relations. Dr Li is an experienced administrator and researcher with a specialization in international relations, communication and development related issues.

The University of Tokyo Managing Director and Executive Vice President - Professor Yoichiro Matsumoto
Professor Yoichiro Matsumoto is the Managing Director and Executive Vice President at the University of Tokyo. His previous appointments included various influential positions such

as Special Adviser to Todai's President and Vice President, Dean of the School of Engineering in Todai, President of the Visualization Society of Japan and President of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. Professor Matsumoto is an outstanding researcher with numerous awards such as the Calvin W. Rice Lecture Award from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Japan Society Mechanical Engineering (JSME) Medal for Outstanding Paper, the Fluids Engineering Award from JSME and the JACM Award for Computational Mechanics. He is an expert in the field of fluid engineering and related areas.

University of California, Berkeley Director of the Institute of International Studies – Professor Pradeep Chibber
Professor Pradeep Chibber is the Director of the Institute of International Studies at UC Berkeley. He is concurrently the Indo-American Endowed Chair and Bedford Chair as well as a professor at the Department of Political Science at UC Berkeley. Professor Chibber has published extensively on issues related to party systems, electoral politics, and the politics of India. He is an experienced social sciences researcher and a passionate educator.

University of California, Berkeley Associate Vice Chancellor for Research – Professor Robert Price

Professor Robert Price is the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Professor of Political Science. His research interests include comparative politics and African affairs. He has authored several books with an impressive list of publications. Professor Price specializes in the politics of contemporary South Africa. He is a knowledgeable expert in his field and well-regarded by his students.

University of Cambridge Pro Vice-Chancellor, International Strategy – Dr Jennifer Barnes

Dr Jennifer Barnes is the Pro Vice-Chancellor of International Strategy and President of Murray Edwards College at Cambridge. She is concurrently a Director of St Bart's Medical Hospital Trust, a Director of Trinity College London and a member of the Society of Authors. Her previous appointments included Director of Global Education for BP, and Assistant Principal and Dean of Trinity College of Music. Dr Barnes is a passionate practitioner and educator in the areas of the arts and music. She is also highly versed in strategic issues pertaining to higher education.

University of Copenhagen Director of International Affairs – Dr John E. Andersen

Dr John E. Andersen is the Director of International Affairs at KU and the Head of the International Office. Prior to his current appointment, he was Associate Professor at KU's Department of Nordic Philology. Dr Andersen is well-established in the academic community and he has held a number of honorary positions such as Chairman of the Danish Rectors' Conference for International Relations, member of the Board of Directors at Denmark's International Study Institute, and member of the Council of Internationalization of Higher Education at CIRIUS (an authority within the Danish Ministry of Education). He is active in driving outreach initiatives and in meeting the challenges of higher education.

University of Oxford Director of International Strategy – Dr Heather Bell

Dr Heather Bell is the first Director of International Strategy at Oxford, with a broad remit to support Oxford's international activities (research, education, staff, and students). Her background is both academic and commercial: she conducted postdoctoral research in the history of medicine before joining McKinsey & Company, the management consultancy, where she focused on healthcare work and was elected partner in 2006.

Oxford University Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education, Academic Services, and University Collections) – Professor Ewan McKendrick
Professor McKendrick is responsible for the University's strategy and policies for teaching, learning, student support and admissions, as well having the oversight of Oxford's libraries, museums and collections and its computing and language teaching services. He is Herbert Smith Professor of English Private Law, a barrister at 3 Verulam Buildings and a Master of the Bench at Gray's Inn. � His main areas of research are contract law, commercial law and tort law and he has published widely in those fields.

Yale University Vice President and Secretary – Ms Linda Koch Lorimer

Ms Linda Koch Lorimer is the Vice President and Secretary at Yale. Since 1993, Ms Lorimer has served as the senior counselor to the Yale President and as the leader of major strategic initiatives for the University. For five years she was responsible for Yale's efforts to contribute to the revitalization of the city of New Haven. In recent years, she has developed an ambitious strategy and numerous programs for internationalizing Yale. She is currently guiding Yale's use of digital technology to disseminate the University's intellectual treasury much more extensively in this country and around the world. She assumed oversight of Yale's sustainability initiative in 2009, to underscore Yale's aspirations to be a model of best practice for universities worldwide. Ms Lorimer also serves as Secretary of the Yale Corporation, and she is the officer responsible for Yale's public relations, alumni affairs, safety and security, corporate governance, and licensing. Ms Lorimer was awarded the Order of Merit by the Government of Argentina for advancing international education (2003), the Sandra Day O'Connor Award by the American Bar Association for board excellence (2008), and the Yale Medal for conspicuous service to Yale (2008). Ms Lorimer has received four honorary degrees for her efforts to advance women.

Yale University Associate Secretary and Director of the Office of International Affairs – Mr Donald Filer

Mr Donald L. Filer is Director of the Office of International Affairs and Associate Secretary of the University, appointed to this position in 2000. Prior to his appointment at Yale, he served in a number of capacities at Connecticut College from 1991 to 2000 including Vice President for Community and Public Affairs, Secretary of the College, and Acting Vice President for Development. He worked for former U.S. Representative Bruce A. Morrison of New Haven from 1985 to 1991.