Ken Gideon

Ken Gideon

Director - Alumni, University of Southern Cross

Ken is the Director (Alumni) for the University of Southern Queensland, where he strategically leads all aspects of the alumni program. He is also the co-founder & co-chair of the Australian Universities Alumni Professionals Group, which is a forum for all Australian University Alumni Professionals to share knowledge and learnings. Ken has been working and volunteering in alumni relations programs for more than 20 years at the University of Southern Queensland, Queensland University of Technology and The University of Queensland in Australia, as well as Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia (USA). He holds a Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies (Higher Education Administration) and a Master of Education – Higher Education Administration, both from Old Dominion University and he holds a Graduate Diploma in Organisational Communication from The University of Queensland. He has been working full-time in higher education for 31 years in both Australia and the USA. Prior to joining Barbeques Galore, Angus was a senior executive at ASX-listed Super Retail Group, and was included on Internet Retailing’s 2018 list of the top 50 people in ecommerce. Angus is also a member of the Advisory Board for the National Online Retail Association, holds a Master of Business Administration, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.