Office of the Vice-President, Finance (Chief Financial Officer)

Mr David Pitt is the Vice-President (Finance) and Chief Financial Officer at Monash University. He oversees the financial management, funding and capital works programs of Monash world-wide.

Mr Pitt previously held several senior positions at Telstra, most recently as Director of Strategic Projects, where he was responsible for strategic analysis, mergers and acquisitions, business restructuring and evaluating major investment proposals. During his time at Telstra, he developed and implemented the company's new superannuation scheme and developed the strategy for implementing the early rollout of Telstra's Pay TV cable network.

Mr Pitt's experience as a company director includes the boards of various high technology and communications organisations, international start-ups and joint ventures. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia.

Mr Pitt has a first class honours science degree majoring in Pure Mathematics and Statistics, a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from the University of Melbourne and holds an MBA from RMIT.

Portfolio

For a complete overview of the division within the Office of the Vice-President Finance, visit the role of Finance at Monash University website.

• Financial Resources Management
• Corporate Finance
• Treasury
• Corporate Business Systems
• Strategic Procurement
• Major Projects
• Business Strategy

Contact

Mrs Joan Hutchings
Executive Assistant
Room 139
Building 3A
Wellington Road
Monash University, Vic 3800
Tel: +61 3 9905 2004