Professor Margaret Sheil AO has been Vice-Chancellor of QUT since 2018. She is currently Chair of Queensland Museum Network, Deputy Chair of Universities Australia, Chair of Reef 2050 Independent Expert Panel, Chair of Queensland Vice-Chancellors Committee, and Member of Australian Academy of Science Council. She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (AAS) and the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE). Previous appointments include Provost at the University of Melbourne and Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Research Council, following academic and senior roles at the University of Wollongong. She holds a Bachelor of Science and a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of New South Wales.

Professor Margaret Sheil FTSE, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Research Council, Canberra, honoured for her outstanding international reputation in the field of applied mass spectrometry and her strong contribution to Australia's science and technology policies.