Interim Vice Chancellor

Professor David LLoyd

Professor David Lloyd brings more than 20 years’ senior executive and board experience across the higher education, public, private and not-for-profit sectors. He served as Vice Chancellor and President of the University of South Australia from 2013 to 2026 and was a founding Co-Vice Chancellor and President of Adelaide University from its establishment in 2024 through to its transition to operations in 2026.

Professor Lloyd has extensive experience in leading complex organisations, strategic planning and transformation, financial and risk management, governance, and organisational change. His higher education leadership has included senior executive roles at Trinity College Dublin, together with significant board and committee experience across the Australian and international higher education sectors.

He has served as Chair of Universities Australia and the South Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee and has held numerous other university and sector board positions.

An accomplished academic and researcher in medicinal chemistry and drug design, Professor Lloyd is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, Trinity College Dublin and the Royal Society of Chemistry. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of South Australia in 2026 and is Professor Emeritus of Adelaide University.