DrVedrana Savic

Associate Head of School Partnerships and Engagement

Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Business School

  • Associate Head of School Partnerships and Engagement
    Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Business School
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

Dr. Vedrana Savic is currently the Associate Head of School (Partnerships & Engagement) and Associate Professor in Management. Vedrana is a highly experienced global corporate strategist, thought leader and business advisor. She earned her PhD in Corporate Governance, with a focus on board effectiveness, from Monash University in 2009. Before joining Deakin, Vedrana spent over 20 years in strategy and management consulting, as well as in regional and global executive leadership positions at Accenture, including serving as the Managing Director of Thought Leadership. She has deep expertise in corporate governance and growth strategy (including mergers & acquisitions, business model innovation, nature-positive investments), as well as cross-cultural management, having lived and worked in Singapore, London, Germany and New York.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Associate Head of School Partnerships and Engagement
    Deakin University, Deakin Business School Operations

LANGUAGES

  • German
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Croatian
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • International business
  • Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
  • Environment and climate finance

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Business and Law

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • Deakin Business School