GOVERNANCE AND SENIOR STAFF

Registrar, Robin Geller

Key roles:

  • responsibility for the overall direction and co-ordination of Professional Services, with the exception of Finance Services which is led by the Finance Director
  • working with the senior executive team to formulate the University's overall aims and objectives
  • leading major projects

Biography

Ms Robin Geller joined the University of Bristol as Registrar and Chief Operating Officer in June 2012 with responsibility for all professional, administrative and support services other than Finance Services. She reports to the Vice-Chancellor and is a member of the Vice-Chancellor's Advisory Group.

Ms Geller’s previous employment was at the University of Roehampton where she held the post of University Secretary and Registrar from 2008. In that role she had responsibility for key areas of strategic university management including legal, registry and admissions, human resources, student services, and corporate governance. Prior to joining Roehampton, Ms Geller held a number of posts at McGill University in Canada, including Secretary-General and Registrar.

Ms Geller holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from Queen’s University, Canada and an LLB in Common Law from the University of Ottawa. Prior to her roles in Higher Education, Ms Geller worked as a lawyer in a number of capacities including work for the law firm McMillan Binch, the Canadian Bar Association, the Department of Justice of the Government of Canada and her own consultancy company.

Curriculum vitae

Education

  • BSc Civil Engineering, Queen’s University, Canada, 1983
  • LLB Common Law, Magna cum laude, University of Ottawa, Canada, 1986
  • Articles of Clerkship, Ontario Court of Appeal, Toronto, Canada, 1987
  • Graduate, Top Management Programme, Leadership Foundation, 2011

Employment History

  • Associate Lawyer, McMillan Binch, Toronto, Canada, 1987 – 1989
  • Legal Research Officer, Canadian Association, Ottawa, Canada, 1991
  • Research Officer, Administrative Law Section, Department of Justice, Government of Canada, Ottawa, 1992 - 1993
  • Director, National Gender Equality, Canadian Association, Ottawa, Canada, 1993 - 1994
  • Assistant Dean, Faculty of Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1995 - 1999
  • Registrar and Director of Admissions and Recruitment, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1999 - 2003
  • Secretary-General, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 2003 - 2005
  • Consultant, Geller Educational Consulting, Kingswood, Surrey, 2005 - 2006
  • Director; Recruitment, Admissions and Student Records, University of Roehampton, 2006 - 2007
  • University Secretary, University of Roehampton, 2007 - 2008
  • University Secretary and Registrar, University of Roehampton, 2008 - 2012
  • Registrar and Chief Operating Officer, University of Bristol, 2012 -

Languages

Fluent in English and French

Interests

Running, long distance walking, travel

Registrar

Contact

You may contact Robin Geller through Denisa Mulcahy, Personal Assistant, Registrar's Office.