Peggy O'Neal AO

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, a member of Victoria’s Ministerial Council on Women’s Equality from 2017-2020 and convenor of the Minister’s Change Our Game Champions program until July 2018.

She was President of the Richmond Football Club 2013-2022 and served on the AFL's Mental Health Steering Committee and the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement Advisory Committee in that capacity.

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 Infrastructure Specialist Asset Management Limited, VicHealth, and the Dementia Australia Network, and the Fulbright Australia Commission. Peggy is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

In 2018, she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by Swinburne University. In 2019, Peggy 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. She was also named Melburnian of the Year 2021, and in 2022, Peggy was appointed Chair, Commonwealth Games Victoria 2026 Organising Committee.

Council Committee Memberships (ex officio)

• Nominations, Remuneration and People
• Infrastructure and Information Technology Committee
• Audit and Risk Committee