Jane Hansen
AO
23rd Chancellor of the University of Melbourne
Assumed office
1 January 2023
Preceded byAllan Myers
Personal details
Born
Jane Caroline Hansen
SpousePaul Little
Alma mater
OccupationChancellor, business executive, philanthropist
Websitewww.little.com.au

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.[1] She was initially appointed to the University of Melbourne Council on 1 January 2016[2] and has been deputy chancellor of the University of Melbourne since 2017.

Education

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. She then worked in corporate finance. Later in her career, she completed a Bachelor of Arts (History) at the University of Melbourne. [3]

Career

After completing her Master of Finance and Business Administration, Hansen worked for more than 20 years as a corporate finance expert with Macquarie Bank and First Boston/Credit Suisse.[4]

In 2014, Hansen joined the board of the Melbourne Theatre Company. The following year she established the Melbourne Theatre Company Foundation, as its first chair.[5] In 2016, she and her husband, Paul Little, donated AU$1million to the Foundation.[6] In December 2019, she became chair of the Melbourne Theatre Company.[5]

She is currently CEO and Chair of the Hansen Little Foundation,[7] Chair of the Melbourne Theatre Company,[8] 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 [4][9] and The Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation, the largest public foundation in Australia.[10] She is also a Member of Chief Executive Women and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

In a unique philanthropic partnership with the University of Melbourne, Hansen and Paul Little established the Hansen Scholarship. A flagship scholarship worth $108,000, “The Hansen Scholarship Program will significantly expand the horizons of its recipients – enabling and emboldening them to reframe their dreams and reimagine their futures.” [11] [12] The annual scholarship––which will run for an initial 40 years––welcomed its inaugural cohort in 2020. [12]

Honours & awards

In 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".[9]

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.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Fraser, Thomas (12 December 2022). "University of Melbourne appoints new Chancellor". Newsroom. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. ↑ https://about.unimelb.edu.au/leadership/chancellor/university-council/jane-hansen
  3. ↑ Cashin, Kasey (23 February 2023). "The Chancellor of the University of Melbourne". About us. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Philanthropist and businesswoman Jane Hansen joins OA Board of Directors". Australian Major Performing Arts Group. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. 1 2 "MTC Chair Jane Hansen honoured with Order of Australia". Melbourne Theatre Company. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  6. ↑ Cooke, Dewi (17 February 2016). "Melbourne Theatre Company receives record $1 million private donation". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Little Group". Little Group. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Jane Hansen AO appointed Chair of Melbourne Theatre Company".
  9. 1 2 "Jane Caroline Hansen". It's An Honour. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  10. ↑ lmcf.org.au/about/our-people
  11. ↑ "Hansen Scholarship". Scholarships. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  12. 1 2 "$30m gift to University of Melbourne to transform students' lives". Little Group. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Jane Hansen Prize for History Advocacy". History Council of Victoria. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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