Ms Cogin has worked in the Australian education sector for more than 30 years. In addition to her Non-Executive Director responsibilities, Professor Cogin is the Provost at Australian Catholic University (ACU). In this role, she is responsible for education and research outcomes, the student experience, financial performance and global operations. As the Chief Academic Officer of the university, Professor Cogin holds accountability for the quality and integrity of all academic work. Prior to ACU, she was Deputy Vice Chancellor and Vice President at RMIT University, Australia's multisector university and accountable for financial, people, legal and student experience outcomes in Australia, Vietnam, Singapore and China. Over the last two decades, Professor Cogin has held a number of senior academic leadership positions, including Dean and Head of UQ Business School at the University of Queensland and Director of the Australian Graduate School of Management, University of New South Wales. She has also Chaired the Board of two education entities which were subsidiaries of universities. Professor Cogin has made leadership contributions while achieving research and education outcomes. Professor Cogin has been engaged as an expert witness in a number of tribunals and courts of Australia. In 2016, she was named as one of Australia's Women of Influence for her work to address gender imbalance in leadership. She is chair of the People, Culture and Education Committee and Chair Education Advisory Committee.
