Editing Monash University (section)

===Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor===
The [[vice-chancellor]] is the chief executive of the university, who is head of Monash's day-to-day activities. The vice-chancellor is also the [[university president]] of Monash. (In North America and parts of Europe, the equivalent role is the president or principal.) The [[Chancellor (education)|chancellor]] is chair of the university council and provides advice to the vice-chancellor, as well as having ceremonial duties.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} Council is the governing body of the university, established by the ''Monash University Act 2009''.<ref name=council/>

[[Margaret Gardner]] was named as the vice-chancellor and president on 1 September 2014, the first woman to hold the position.<ref>{{cite news |last=Preiss |first=Benjamin |title=RMIT University vice-chancellor Margaret Gardner set to be first woman to lead Monash University |url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/tertiary-education/rmit-university-vicechancellor-margaret-gardner-set-to-be-first-woman-to-lead-monash-university-20131217-2zjbv.html |newspaper=The Age |date=18 December 2013 |access-date=22 December 2013 |archive-date=22 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222050816/http://www.theage.com.au/national/tertiary-education/rmit-university-vicechancellor-margaret-gardner-set-to-be-first-woman-to-lead-monash-university-20131217-2zjbv.html |url-status=live}}</ref> After Gardner was appointed [[Governor of Victoria]] in 2023,  [[Susan Elliott (academic)|Susan Elliott]] AM took over as interim VC, until the appointment of [[Sharon Pickering (academic)|Sharon Pickering]] in February 2024, as 10th vice-chancellor and president of the university.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice-Chancellor and President commencement |website=Monash University |date=9 February 2024 |url=https://www.monash.edu/news/articles/vice-chancellor-and-president-commencement |access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref>

[[Megan Clark]] AC was appointed chancellor in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Chancellor |website=Executive Services |date=7 March 2023 |url=https://www.monash.edu/execserv/council/profile |access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref> Deputy Chancellors are Geraldine Johns-Putra, Peter Young AM KC, and John Simpson AM.<ref name=council>{{cite web |title=Council |website=Executive Services |date=4 April 2024 |url=https://www.monash.edu/execserv/council |access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref>