The University Executive
The University Executive provides senior leadership across Glasgow Caledonian University.
The University Executive Group meets weekly and provides advice to the Principal and Vice-Chancellor on all aspects of the leadership and management of the University. This includes formulating and approving policies and strategies for recommendation to Senate and to University Court, and advising on significant executive matters and strategic developments. Members of the University Executive Group have clearly defined, functional roles, with linked line management responsibility for all staff working in those areas.
Members of the University Executive are outlined below:
| Principal and Vice-Chancellor | Professor Steve Decent |
| Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor | Professor Ehsan Mesbahi |
| Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor | Susan Mitchell |
| Vice-Principal People and Student Wellbeing | Fiona Campbell |
| Vice-Principal Strategy and Planning | Claire Hulsen |
| University Secretary and Vice-Principal Governance | Jan Hulme |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor Education | Professor Louise Dixon |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor Research | Professor Andrea Nelson |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor International | Dawn Anderson |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor Engagement | Caroline Bysh |
University Executive Group (UEG) | |
| The University Executive Group meets weekly, and includes members of the University Executive, as well as the following members: | |
| Chief Financial Officer | Paul Queen |
| Dean of the School of Health and Life Sciences | Professor Anita Simmers |
| Dean of the School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment | Professor Jo Lumsden |
| Dean of the Glasgow School for Business and Society | Dr Shirley Rate |
| Director of GCU London | Professor Peter Jones |
The University Executive are supported by the Executive Support Team, as below
| Senior Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor | Hannah Maytum | |
| Head of the Principal and Vice-Chancellor’s Office (Interim) | Ella Fry | |
| Senior Executive Assistant to the Principal and Vice-Chancellor (Interim) | Ciara Smith | |
| Senior Executive Assistant to the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor | Elaine Anderson | |
| Senior Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor | Nichola Martin | |
| Senior Executive Assistant to the Vice-Principal People and Student Wellbeing | Raymond Clements | |
| Executive Assistant to the University Secretary and Vice-Principal Governance; and Pro Vice-Chancellor Engagement | Fiona Rieley | |
| Executive Assistant to the Pro Vice-Chancellor Education | Evelyn Malcolm | |
| Executive Assistant to the Pro Vice-Chancellor Research; and Vice-Principal Strategy and Planning | Lorna Graham | |
| Personal Assistant to the Dean of the School of Health and Life Sciences | Christine Clark | |
| Personal Assistant to the Dean of the School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment | Maggie Proctor | |
| Personal Assistant to the Dean of Glasgow School for Business and Society | Patricia Connolly | |
| Personal Assistant to the Director of GCU London | Samuel Luton |