Michael Spence (legal scholar)

Michael Spence
At the WEF Annual Meeting in 2025
President and Provost of University College London
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded byMichael Arthur
Vice Chancellor of the University of Sydney
In office
July 11, 2008 – December 14, 2020
Preceded byGavin Brown
Succeeded byStephen Garton
Personal details
BornMichael James Spence
(1962-01-10) 10 January 1962
Spouses
Beth Ann Peterson
(died 2012)
  • Jenny Ihn
Children8
EducationUniversity of Sydney (BA, LLB)
University of Oxford (DPhil, PgDip)
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Michael James Spence (born 10 January 1962) is an Australian university administrator who served as the vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Sydney from 2008 to 2020. He is currently the president and provost of University College London.

Spence has a background in intellectual property theory and was also ordained as an Anglican priest in 2006.