Professor Sally Wheeler OBE is Vice-Chancellor of Birkbeck, University of London. She previously served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the Australian National University (ANU), where she held the corporate and international portfolios, and as Pro Vice-Chancellor at Queen’s University Belfast.
An academic lawyer by background, Sally continues to pursue an active research career alongside her leadership responsibilities. Her work spans legal scholarship and higher education governance, and she is widely recognised for her contributions to academia and university strategy.