Leading Lights
In conversation with high-impact Macquarie Alumni
Leading Lights
In conversation with high-impact Macquarie Alumni
25 Jan 2024
Restructuring lawyer Scott Atkins on the next big thing - space law Careers in the law don't come much more exciting than the path travelled by Macquarie Alumnus Scott Atkins. As Global Chair of the international firm Norton Rose Fullbright, Scott is a trailblazer of reform at home and in developing countries - now he has his eye on outer space.
07 Nov 2023
Searching for equality: Jason Johnson drives diversity and inclusion at the top end of town Entrepreneur and philanthropist Jason Johnson, who founded one of Australia's leading executive search agencies Johnson Partners, supports team building at the nation's top companies as a champion of gender and cultural diversity.
24 Feb 2023
Educator Shane Hogan to start a new school from scratch After 43 years in teaching and running some of Sydney's most prestigious private schools, educator Shane Hogan is poised to open his own co-ed, non-denominational campus for students from Kindergarten to Year 12.
28 Nov 2022
Innovator Dr Larry Marshall on blending science and business Science entrepreneur and CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Larry Marshall talks about his time at Macquarie and his big plans for the future, connecting scientists with big business.
28 Aug 2022
Caregiver and changemaker: Lucy Brogden's high impact in mental health Lucy Brogden studied psychology at Macquarie to evolve from corporate banker to powerful advocate for wellbeing in the workplace as Co-Chairwoman of the National Mental Health Commission. She got three degrees over 20 years, while working, raising three children and caring for her husband through his own battle with mental health while he was NSW Opposition Leader .
28 Jun 2022
Fighting fires and climate deniers: Greg Mullins reflects on 50 years at the front line Considered a world authority on bushfires, retired Fire and Rescue NSW Commissioner Greg Mullins completed a Masters of Management at Macquarie and has dedicated his new book 'Firestorm' to his two grandsons. Here he reflects on half-a-century of fighting danger on many fronts, both natural and political.
23 May 2022
From Sydney kindy to sell-out shows in NYC - Anthony Field on Wigglemania Anthony Field, aka the Blue Wiggle, formed the band that would go on to conquer the world of children's entertainment, while studying Early Childhood Education at Macquarie.
26 Apr 2022
Journalist turned business leader Marina Go Marina Go's Communications degree has taken her through the world of magazines, to the helm of business and on to the heights of executive leadership.
28 Feb 2022
Film-maker and reporter Jeff McMullen As a graduate of the very first class of undergraduates in 1967, journalist Jeff McMullen reflects on how Macquarie University influenced his work as an author, a film-maker and as one of the founding four reporters on the legendary current affairs show 60 Minutes.
14 Jan 2022
Movie review: Do look up, if you dare Don't Look Up, the trending-now Netflix tale of a deadly meteor hurtling towards earth is a call-to-action on climate change, says philosopher Robert Sinnerbrink.
13 Dec 2021
Best-selling author Liane Moriarty on writing her way from advertising to Hollywood One of Australia’s most successful modern novelists, the Macquarie Master of Arts graduate has sold more than 20 million books.Listen as she shares insights into how her plots unfold, how her time at Macquarie played a crucial role in her first novel being published and hear reflections on her time in Hollywood watching actress Nicole Kidman bring her beloved stories to life.
11 Nov 2021
The Hon Michael Kirby AC on life and the law Emeritus Chancellor of Macquarie, and former Justice of the High Court shares insights into his years as a law student, his experience of hiding his sexuality in 1970s Australia and the story of the great love of his life, a partnership that has endured for the past 50 years.