Leading Differently: Aaron Tyler, Co-Founder and Director of Pact Solutions
From Job Shadowing HE by Susannah Marsden
December 17, 2025 · 38 min · Season 3 · Episode 13
About this episode
Aaron Tyler discusses leadership themes and the future of student record systems in higher education.
Aaron Tyler is Co-Founder and Director of Pact Solutions. In this episode, Aaron reflects upon some of the themes I recorded with 4 different Vice-Chancellors in the Leading Differently mini-series, including how those topics inform practice at Pact Solutions. We also consider the institutional leadership qualities he looks for when working with an institution - and later on in the episode we look to the future in relation to the role of the student record system, the potential of AI and models of shared services. This mini-series is kindly sponsored by PACT Solutions, which helps universities achieve their ambitions through digital transformation — specialising in the student journey, student records, data & reporting, AI and change management. The Association of Higher Education Professionals is proud to support Job Shadowing HE as a valuable source of professional insight.
People in this episode
Host: Susannah Marsden
Guest: Aaron Tyler
Topics covered
- institutional leadership
- digital transformation
- student records
- AI in education
- shared services
Keywords
- leadership
- Pact Solutions
- student journey
- AI
- digital transformation
- higher education
Sponsors
Pact Solutions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Association of Higher Education Professionals, Job Shadowing HE
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