Research areas

• Leadership of arts organisations
• Hybrid organising in the arts
• How arts organisations address both artistic and financial goals

Qualifications

BA and MA (Cantab.), Graduate Diploma, International Law (ANU), MBA (ANU), Graduate Diploma, Art History and Curatorship (ANU). 

Biography

Harriet Elvin embarked on academic research in 2023 following a career leading arts organisations, including theatres, museums, art galleries, and historic sites. Her achievements in this field have been recognised through numerous awards, including : Member of the Order of Australia (AM); Centenary Medal for service to Australian society in business leadership; Selection as one of the 100 inspiring women in Canberra's history in the UN Women's 100 years 100 women initiative; induction into the ANU College of Business and Economics Alumni Hall of Fame; and 2001 Telstra ACT Businesswoman of the Year.

Grants

Education Awards

• 1997 : Awarded all three prizes offered by the ANU MBA Program: Westpac Banking Corporation Prize for highest overall result and leadership; Pauline Griffin Prize for highest result in International Human Resource Management; and Blake Dawson Waldren Prize (jointly awarded) for highest result in Legal Framework of Business in the Asia-Pacific  
• 1979-83 : Prizes at Cambridge : Exhibition (Scholarship) to Christ’s College Cambridge; Carr Book Prize; Henry Arthur Thomas Travelling Scholarship