Ben R Spincer

Dr Spincer is currently the Executive Director of Deakin Research Innovations, responsible for Deakin's commercial research partnerships, as well as the commercialisation and translation of the University's research and oversight of the ManuFutures advanced manufacturing scale-up facility. He was a member of the Victorian Government Innovation Taskforce in 2020 and represents Deakin on a number of research centre and institutes Boards. Prior to joining Deakin in 2015, he was Director of Technology Strategy and Innovation at Telstra, working with the Chief Technology Officer to oversee the long-term technology strategy of the company and to instil a culture of innovation in the company. From 2007 to 2013, he was the Director of Investor Relations for Telstra, managing relationships between the company and its shareholders after its full privatisation. Previously, Dr Spincer was Vice President and financial analyst at Credit Suisse in London covering the European telecom industry.