Mark Scott (businessman)
Mark Walter Scott AO (born 9 October 1962) is an Australian and American public servant and academic administrator who serves as the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney.[3] He is a grandson of Sir Walter Scott AC, who was responsible for the introduction of decimal currency in Australia.[13] In November 2014, as managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Scott announced that after 55 years, the Collinswood ABC television studios in South Australia would be closed.[25] In September 2024, Scott admitted to the Australian Senate that he had failed the university's Jewish students, apologising to them for his mishandling of pro-Palestinian protests that followed the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel.[26] On 13 June 2011, Scott was named an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to media and communications, and to the community through advisory and governance roles with a range of social justice and educational bodies.