On 27 October 2010, it was announced that Switkowski would become the Chancellor of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University). He was officially appointed to the position on 1 January 2011. On 7 September 2021, Switkowsi announced that he would step down from the position of Chancellor of RMIT by the end of October 2021, two weeks after he was appointed as Chairman of Crown Resorts. Honours In the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours List, Switkowski was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), for "distinguished service to the community, particularly to tertiary education administration, scientific organisations and the telecommunications sector, to business, and to the arts". Switkowski is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) and also of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE). In 2015 he was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA). Personal life Switkowski is married and lives with his wife near Cape Schanck, on Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula. References External links Ziggy goes nuclear – ABC Interview Ziggy Switkowksi Interview – CEO Forum Group Greens slam Ziggy's Tas nuclear vision 'Ex-Telstra chief to head nuclear review' ABC News, 6 June 2006 'Nuclear costs understated: report's critics' Sydney Morning Herald, 22 November 2006 'Peer review panel says Switkowksi's nuclear timeframe is unrealistic' The World Today – Tuesday, 12 December 2006 12:29:00 Switkowski appointed ANSTO chairman, ABC News Online 4 March 2007 1948 births Living people Australian people of Polish descent People educated at St. Bernard's College, Melbourne University of Melbourne alumni Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science Australian chief executives Telstra people NBN Co people Chancellors of RMIT University Officers of the Order of Australia Fellows of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Scientists from Melbourne Businesspeople from Melbourne