Prof David Grant
Professor David Grant
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Professor David Grant BA MSc PhD FASSA FIML
An internationally renowned scholar, David has worked in senior leadership roles at research-intensive universities in Australia and the UK. He provides whole of university expertise in strategic planning, leadership development, change management and governance and compliance, as well as business school focused expertise in curriculum innovation and renewal, research development, and industry engagement.
David is currently part-time Professor of Management at UNSW Business School, where he is Academic Lead for a Project on Business and Climate Risk. Until April 2022 he was Pro Vice Chancellor (Business) at Griffith University, a position he held for over 6 years. He remains an Adjunct Professor with the Business School at Griffith. Previous to Griffith, he was Senior Deputy Dean at UNSW Business School and held several senior administrative roles in the Business School at the University of Sydney, including Associate Dean (Undergraduate), Associate Dean (Research), Deputy Dean (Academic), and Co-Dean. He also served as Head of the Department of Management at King’s College, London.
David’s research and teaching experience focuses on leadership and organization-wide, group and individual level change. He has led or been a member of research teams that have attracted significant government and industry funding. These have included projects on the impact of technological change on work and organisation and on business responses to climate change. He has published in a range of top internationally peer-reviewed journals and has co-edited numerous edited collections and an award winning Handbook. In recognition of his scholarly contributions, David was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences Australia in 2008 and between 2019 and 2022 he was elected President of the Australian Business Deans Council, the peak body representing 39 Business Schools at Australian Universities. He is also a fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders, Australia and New Zealand.