Jane Hansen AO is an Australian investment banker, business executive and philanthropist. She was appointed the 23rd Chancellor of the University of Melbourne on 1 January 2023.
Jane Hansen | |
|---|---|
| 23rd Chancellor of the University of Melbourne | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Allan Myers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jane Caroline Hansen |
| Spouse | Paul Little |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Chancellor, business executive, philanthropist |
| Website | www |
Education
editJane Hansen graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Economics and then studied for a Master of Finance and Business Administration at Columbia University in New York. After working for some time in corporate finance, she completed a Bachelor of Arts (History) at the University of Melbourne. [1]
Career
editAfter completing her business degrees, Hansen worked for more than 20 years as a corporate finance expert with Macquarie Bank and First Boston/Credit Suisse.[2]
Other roles
editHansen was initially appointed to the University of Melbourne Council on 1 January 2016 and was deputy chancellor of the University of Melbourne since 2017.[3] She was appointed the 23rd Chancellor of the University of Melbourne on 1 January 2023.[4]
As of 2024[update] she is CEO and chair of the Hansen Little Foundation,[5] Chair of the Melbourne Theatre Company,[6] chair of the University of Melbourne Campaign Advisory Board, member of the advisory board for the Melbourne Humanities Foundation, and board member of Opera Australia.[2][7]
She was appointed to the board of The Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation in 2017, and is on the board as of April 2024[update].[8]
She is also a member of Chief Executive Women[9] and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.[5]
Philanthropy
editIn 2014, Hansen joined the board of the Melbourne Theatre Company. The following year she established the Melbourne Theatre Company Foundation, as its first chair.[10] In 2016, she and her husband, Paul Little, donated AU$1million to the Foundation.[11] In December 2019, she became chair of the Melbourne Theatre Company.[10]
In 2022 Hansen partnered with Chief Executive Women to create two new scholarships for women who lead in the arts community: the Hansen Executive Leader CEW Scholarship and the Hansen CEW Leaders Program for the Arts Scholarships. The former is for one recipient, to study a leadership course of their choice anywhere in the world, while the latter offers five recipients to participate in the CEW Leaders Program.[9]
In 2023, in a philanthropic partnership with the University of Melbourne, Hansen and husband Paul Little established the Hansen Scholarship, worth A$108,000.[12] The annual scholarship, which will run for an initial 40 years, welcomed its inaugural cohort in 2020.[13]
Honours and awards
editIn the 2020 Australia Day Honours, Hansen was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to the community, to education and cultural institutions, and through philanthropic support for charitable foundations".[7]
In 2020, Hansen made a donation to the History Council of Victoria who, in recognition, has inaugurated the Jane Hansen Prize for History Advocacy awarded annually since 2021.[14]
References
edit- ^ Cashin, Kasey (23 February 2023). "The Chancellor of the University of Melbourne". About us. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Philanthropist and businesswoman Jane Hansen joins OA Board of Directors". Australian Major Performing Arts Group. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Deputy Chancellor, Government Appointment: Jane Hansen". University of Melbourne. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022.
- ^ Fraser, Thomas (12 December 2022). "University of Melbourne appoints new Chancellor". Newsroom. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Little Group". Little Group. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Jane Hansen AO appointed Chair of Melbourne Theatre Company".
- ^ a b "Jane Caroline Hansen". It's An Honour. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Our Board". Lord Mayor Charitable Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Articles: Empowering women who lead in the arts: CEW announces two new scholarships for arts community". Chief Executive Women. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b "MTC Chair Jane Hansen honoured with Order of Australia". Melbourne Theatre Company. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Cooke, Dewi (17 February 2016). "Melbourne Theatre Company receives record $1 million private donation". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Hansen Scholarship". Scholarships. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "$30m gift to University of Melbourne to transform students' lives". Little Group. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Jane Hansen Prize for History Advocacy". History Council of Victoria. Retrieved 29 November 2020.