BA(VPI), JD(UVA), HonLLD(Swinburne), FAICD
Appointed by the RMIT Council
Chancellor (ex-officio)
Peggy O’Neal AO has been Chancellor of RMIT University since January 2022.
She has a lifetime of community and business achievements. This includes being on the board of the Women's Housing Ltd since 2013 and a member of Victoria’s Ministerial Council on Women’s Equality from 2017-2020. In 2014 Peggy was appointed chair of the Victorian Minister for Sport's year-long Inquiry into 'Women and Girls in Sport and Active Recreation' and was subsequently the convenor of the Minister’s Change Our Game Champions program until July 2018.
Peggy was President of the Richmond Football Club 2013-2022 during which time the Club won three AFL premierships. She served on the AFL's Mental Health Steering Committee and Competition Committee and, in that capacity, also served on the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement Advisory Committee.
Peggy is a consultant to Lander & Rogers, specialising in superannuation and financial services law, and was previously a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills. She is chair of Vanguard Superannuation, as well as a past director of MLC Super, Infrastructure Specialist Asset Management Limited, VicHealth, the Dementia Australia Network, and the Fulbright Australia Commission. Peggy is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
In 2018, Peggy was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by Swinburne University. In 2019, she was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of her service to football, superannuation and finance law and for the advancement of women in leadership roles. Peggy was also named Melburnian of the Year 2021 and, in 2022, received VicSport's award for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Sport’.
Council Committee Memberships (ex officio)
- Nominations, Remuneration and People
- Infrastructure and Information Technology Committee
- Audit and Risk Committee
Peggy O'Neal AO, Chancellor
