Ben Vulliamy

Ben Vulliamy. Executive Director at the Association for Heads of University Administration (AHUA).

Ben Joined the AHUA as Executive Director summer 2024 supporting the Association as it developed new strategies to increase its advocacy and influencing work, develop new and existing executive level governance, operations and administration professionals and to strengthen the communities of people in those roles.

After an early career in banking specialising in management information and globalisation Ben moved into trade unions working in a national negotiation’s role. From there he moved into executive level roles in Students’ Unions and Univreisties starting a 20+-year career in a range of student life and student services roles. Ben has a strong policy background as well as a rich experience of governance as a charity trustee, Students’ Union Chief Executive and supporting governance professionals in his AHUA role. He is well published on a range of HE policy and is currently coordinating a UK wide project to develop an organisational efficiency maturity assessment theory and tool for the sector.