John Hood (university administrator), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John Hood (university administrator)

New Zealand academic administrator

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1952

Place of Birth: Napier, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand

Profession: academic, cricketer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sir John Antony Hood (born 2 January 1952) is a New Zealand businessman and administrator.
He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 5 October 2004 until 30 September 2009.
He was the first Vice-Chancellor to be elected from outside Oxford's academic body in 900 years, and the first to have addressed the scholars' congregation via a webcast.
In March 2007 New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark awarded him the World Class New Zealand supreme award to honour his contribution to profiling New Zealand and New Zealanders internationally.
On 15 November 2007 he announced that he would not seek an extension to his five-year term as Vice Chancellor, and that he would leave Oxford in September 2009.