Nationality Australian Occupation CEO | Name Philip Brown | |
Born 6 February 1963 (age 61) ( 1963-02-06 ) Sydney | ||
Dr Philip R Brown (born 6 February 1963 in Sydney) is an international higher education leader, administrator and educator with extensive experience in providing independent advice to governments, school systems and other educational entities within the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. Brown serves currently as Dean, Le Cordon Bleu Australia. Previously Dr Brown has served as Chief Executive Officer & Academic Director, UC College at the University of Canberra, Australia and as Principal (President) & Chief Executive Officer of Newbold College of Higher Education, Binfield, Bracknell, UK. ](2011–2014). Brown was recognised and presented as a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (the highest category of HEA Fellowship in the UK) in 2013 for his very extensive experience in leading, as well as delivering, learning and teaching in higher education. In 2009 he was recognised as a Fellow by the Australian College of Educators (the only national association in Australia representing educators across all sectors and systems) "for innovative leadership in establishing teaching as a profession through roles as author, consultant, teacher, assistant principal, principal and president of a professional association." Brown now lives in Sydney with his wife Sharyn and children Tuscany and Jarvis.
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Early life and education
Born in Sydney to Reg and Mavis Brown, Brown is the eldest of two children. He attended schools in Perth, Western Australia and Melbourne, Victoria before studying Geography and Economics (BEd) at Avondale College of Higher Education (1982–1986). He then studied Commerce (MCom) at the University of New South Wales (1991–1993) and Educational Administration (MEdAdmin) at the University of New South Wales (1993–1994). Brown completed a Doctor of Education (EdD) in 1997 at La Sierra University in southern California, USA, researching administrative stress and job burnout in educational leaders across the United States. In 2010 he became one of the first higher education administrators in Australia to complete the Master of Tertiary Education Management (MTEM) program through the LH Martin Institute, located within the University of Melbourne.
Career
Brown serves currently as Dean, Le Cordon Bleu Australia. Brown has served previously as Chief Executive and Academic Director, UC College at the University of Canberra, ACT, Australia and as Principal and Chief Executive of Newbold College of Higher Education. UK – a member of the worldwide network of 115 Adventist colleges and universities – and an international learning community attracting students from over 60 countries to its Berkshire campus. College development under his leadership included campus refurbishment, student life initiatives, a new certificate in health and wellness, and admission to the Adventist Colleges Abroad consortium.
Brown also has served previously as Vice-President (Learning & Teaching) of Avondale College of Higher Education,Australia where he worked collaboratively to create and successfully engage academic staff in strategies to enhance Avondale's reputation for providing quality learning and teaching. Prior to this he was Executive Principal of the international pathways college to the University of Western Sydney where he worked with staff, the University and the Board to plan the strategic relocation of the College's operations to create the first campus at an Australian university devoted exclusively to the first-year experience.
Brown's extensive experience in senior management and leadership roles also includes Director of Education for an international online learning company based in Chicago, USA; general manager for an educational publisher based in Sydney, Australia; and Director of Studies for a large, independent, Anglican, co-educational college where he guided the strategic planning process of becoming a K-12 college by contributing forward-thinking curriculum and middle years of schooling ideas and discussion papers based on national and international research about emerging best practice in organisational structures, curriculum design and pedagogy.
Brown has extensive education consulting experience within the public and private sectors and has project-managed high-stakes assessment and reporting projects for the Office of the Board of Studies (now Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards), the peak K-12 curriculum, assessment and reporting authority in New South Wales, Australia. Brown started his career as a secondary school economics and commerce teacher at Sydney Adventist College, Strathfield, NSW, Australia and then The Scots College, Bellevue Hill, NSW, Australia before accepting a scholarship to pursue doctoral studies in the United States.