Simon Wilkie
Login to view DISC.Head, Monash Business School. Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics at Monash Business School
📍 Greater Melbourne Area, Australia
Simon Wilkie is an economist and the Head of Monash Business School, with a career spanning academia and industry. His expertise focuses on game theory, competition policy, and AIs impact on society. He previously held senior economist roles at Microsoft and the US Federal Communications Commission, and earned his PhD from the University of Rochester.
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20 Years
Current Role
Head, Monash Business School. Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Melbourne Area, Australia
Personality Overview
How Simon shows up
Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.
Priorities
Topics Simon cares about
AI & Society
Researches and speaks on AI's role in the 'fourth industrial revolution', viewing it as a profound societal transformation requiring a new social contract and lifelong education.
Tech Entrepreneurship
Actively fosters early-stage, deep-tech companies by launching and leading the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) in Melbourne, a first for the Asia-Pacific region.
Career
Work history
1-2019
Head, Monash Business School. Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics
Monash Business School
1-2018
Advisor
Geeq
8-2008 - 12-2018
Chair and Professor, Department of Economics
University of Southern California
4-2008 - 12-2018
Professor of Economics and Law
University of Southern California
8-2015 - 8-2018
Senior Economist and Partner
Microsoft
In the press
Media appearances
A message from our Head, Professor Simon Wilkie. Featured in Monash Business School News
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Education
1984 - 1990
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
University of Rochester
1980 - 1984
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom (Honors)
UNSW
Social presence
Behavioral profile
DISC profile (public)
DISC behavioral profile
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