Michael Spence (legal scholar)
Michael Spence | |
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At the WEF Annual Meeting in 2025 | |
| President and Provost of University College London | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Arthur |
| Vice Chancellor of the University of Sydney | |
| In office July 11, 2008 – December 14, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Gavin Brown |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Garton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael James Spence 10 January 1962 |
| Spouses | Beth Ann Peterson (died 2012)
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| Children | 8 |
| Education | University 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.