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Former Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls, Former MP
PhD (Arts)
"Achieving greater gender equality and empowerment in the workplace and society has always been one of Sharman’s strongest commitments. Sharman Stone is Patron of the Monash Centre for Gender, Peace and Security; an Ambassador for NOFASD Australia and she is an independent expert advisor to the IPPF. Sharman is currently Australia’s Global Ambassador for Women and Girls."
Data Analyst at the Australian Bureau of Statistics
Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts
"My Monash BA has provided me with great research skills, analytical thinking to be able to look at a big problem solve it and tell a story about it."
CEO & Founder, WhyHive
"T's passion for the not-for-profit sector was sparked by their experience working with the International Women’s Agency while studying at Monash Arts. They realised not-for-profits struggled to afford cutting-edge data analysis, and decided they wanted to level the playing field."
Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School's Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
"Paul previously held roles at S&P Global as vice-chairman, executive vice-president and chief economist, and served as the latter at Lehman Brothers in New York, after earlier being Lehman’s Asia chief economist and head of Japan equity investments."
Editor in Chief, Digital Pulse, PwC Australia
"[The Arts] is an investment which will never go to waste. No matter what industry you want to work in, you’ll be able to apply what you’ve learnt. There are so many roles that are automated or are being automated, but the skills you gain through an Arts degree are a long-term sure thing."
Operations Manager, China-Australia Chamber of Commerce (AustCham)
Bachelor of Arts
"We work with a range of stakeholders and industry associations, including Australian Federal Government and State Ministers, Chinese Government departments, local and provincial governments. Being able to engage with these stakeholders has allowed me to experience the reality of bilateral relations at the social and industry level."
Pianist, musicologist and composer
"Mr Howard was one of the School of Music’s first graduates, and has forged a successful career as a soloist, composer and writer. In the 1999 Queen’s Birthday Honours Leslie Howard was appointed a Member in the Order of Australia [AM] for service to the arts as a musicologist, composer, piano soloist and mentor to young musicians."
TV host, academic, writer and social commentator
"Dr Susan Carland has a PhD from Monash University’s School of Social Sciences, where she is a lecturer and researcher at Monash University’s National Centre for Australian Studies. In 2012 she was named on the 20 Most Influential Australian Female Voices list by The Age. She has also been named on the 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World list by the UN Alliance of Civilisations."
Musician
Bachelor of Music
"As a student who forged their career whilst studying, I would advise people to do the things that you dream of whilst you are at university. By the time I graduated, I had already established myself within the industry as I was performing during my degree with the help of my peers and teachers."
Executive Chair & CEO Sussan Group
"Naomi Milgrom AO is an Australian fashion retailer, business leader, philanthropist and art collector. She is the Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Sportsgirl/Sussan Group. She has built a reputation for mentoring women into leadership roles and has pioneered a unique working culture including championing flexible work practices."
General Manager, Loud Days
"Arts at Monash allowed me the flexibility to structure my degree. Monash also offered some of the best Asian language departments in the country. I chose to focus on Asian languages (Indonesian and Japanese) and linguistics."
Digital Co-Director, Democracy in Colour
"The communications industry is growing and constantly evolving. Government and business organisations are constantly recruiting for new communications roles and require skills in video making, writing and technological capability. The Media Lab at Monash prepared me for this by enabling me to develop these skills."
