This is a list of Deakin University people, including notable alumni and staff.
Notable alumni
Business
Adinda Cresheilla, businesswoman, Indonesian G20 Ambassador, fashion model, Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2022 and Miss Supranational Indonesia 2022: BA in Communication Simon Garlick, CEO of the Western Bulldogs: BExSc Carolyn Hardy, CEO UNICEF Australia: BA, MA Princess Jahnavi Kumari of Mewar, Family Office Private Equity Investment Management Christopher Lynch, former Chief Financial Officer & Former Director of BHP, CEO of Transurban: BCom, MBA Michael Malouf, former Chief Executive Officer, Carlton Football Club: MBA Lindsay Maxsted, Chairman Westpac Jim Stynes OAM, businessman and Chairman of Melbourne Football Club: BEd Diana Taylor Prominent Businesswoman
Government
Politicians
Federal politicians
Mark Butler MP, Federal Member for Port Adelaide
Trish Crossin, Senator for Northern Territory
Bridget McKenzie, Senator for Victoria, Deputy Leader of the Nationals
Catherine King MP, Federal Member for Ballarat: LLB
Michael Sukkar MP, Federal Member for Deakin
Libby Coker MP, Federal Member for Corangamite
Helen Haines MP, Federal Member for Indi
Raff Ciccone, Senator for Victoria
Dave Sharma MP, Federal Member for Wentworth
Australian state and territory politicians
Julie Attwood, Member of Legislative Assembly of Queensland: Graduate Certificate of Case Management and Client Service (1995) John Brumby, former Premier and Treasurer of the State of Victoria: Dip Ed Josh Bull, Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria: Country Newspaper Journalism Georgie Crozier, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria: BN (1994), GradCert Diabetes Education (1994) Matt Fregon, Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria: Bachelor of Business (Computing) (1992) Mark Gepp, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria: GradCert (2009) Danielle Green, Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria: BA (1993) Peter Gutwein, Premier of the State of Tasmania John Hyde, Member of Legislative Assembly of Western Australia First openly gay man to be elected to the Western Australian parliament Andrew Katos, Former Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria Denis Napthine, Premier of the State of Victoria: MBA Lisa Neville, Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria: LLB (1999) Craig Ondarchie, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria Jaala Pulford, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria: MPol&Policy (2015) Tim Richardson, Member of Legislative Assembly of Victoria: LLB/BCom (2012) Adem Somyurek, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria: MPol&Policy Nina Springle, Former Member of Legislative Council of Victoria, Former Deputy Leader of the Victorian Greens Jaclyn Symes, Member of Legislative Council of Victoria, LLB (2002)
International politicians
Mahmoud Saikal, Permanent representative of Afghanistan to the UN
Public servants
Neil Comrie, former Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police: BA (Police Studies)
Humanities
Arts
Anurag Singh (director), Pollywood and Bollywood director
Rodger Corser, Australian actor: Honours B.A in Media Studies
Tony Ellwood, Director of the National Gallery of Victoria and former director of Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art: M.App.Sc.(Museum Studies) Oliver Feltham, contemporary philosopher and English translator of Alain Badiou's Being and Event (2006) Mandawuy Yunupingu, indigenous musician, community leader and Australian of the Year (1992): BA Nitya Prakash, Bestselling Author
Journalism
Emma Alberici, journalist/presenter with the ABC
Livinia Nixon, Nine Network weather presenter: BCom, BA
Leigh Sales, ABC journalist, anchor of 7.30 and author: Master of International Relations, Brisbane Writers Festival. Stella Young, comedian, journalist and disability rights activist: BA Nathan Templeton, former 10 News First sports reporter and now the Melbourne correspondent on Sunrise