Dr Milgate has held a number of senior academic positions (Academic Director or Dean) with various Higher Education Providers before joining PIA, as well as positions with several Australian universities and the Australian Defence Force Academy.

Dr Milgate’s degrees are in management and marketing, higher education, history and legal theory. He holds Fellowships with the Royal Society for the Arts, the Australian Marketing Institute, and the Institute of Managers and Leaders, and membership with a number of other education and management organisations.

Dr Milgate has worked with facilities and engineering, aerospace, forensic IT, and wine industries in Australia and internationally.