Michael Wesley
Michael Wesley is an Australian academic. He was appointed Professor of National Security at the National Security College of the Australian National University on 1 November 2012. Subsequently he became the Director of the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Studies, and is currently Dean of the College of Asia and the Pacific at the ANU. He also consults extensively for the Australian government.Early life and education
Wesley was born in India but moved to Australia with his parents aged four years old. He grew up in Nambour, south-east Queensland. Wesley went to Nambour State High School, and then to the University of Queensland. He completed a PhD at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Michael Wesley is the son of the internationally renowned artist Frank Wesley.Career
Michael Wesley has worked for the Queensland State government and as a lecturer and senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales. He spent time on secondment from UNSW to the Office of National Assessments. In 2004, he became Professor of International Relations and Director of the Griffith Asia Institute at Griffith University. He served as co-chairman of the Security and Prosperity working group at then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Australia 2020 Summit in 2008. He was a Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong in 2009. He worked as Executive Director of the Lowy Institute for International Policy from June 2009 to August 2012. He is currently the Dean of the College of the Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University and also a Board member of the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation.
