Having spent the last nine years at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Liz Hardy has played a key role in the advancement unit, its development, growth, and successes.

In her current role, she supports the vice president advancement in all aspects of advancement and university activity. She leads the philanthropy teams in ensuring they are achieving their strategic objectives, financial and operational targets, whilst also managing and growing her own significant portfolio of donors.

Hardy has more than 20 years of strategic planning, fundraising, relationship management, marketing, communications, and business management experience, spanning the non-profit, corporate, and higher education sectors.

She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in dispute resolution.