Cameron joined Philips Research Laboratories in Briarcliff Manor, New York, as a Senior Member of Research Staff from 1989 to 1993. He then returned to Sydney in 1993 as the founding Program Director of the Australian Graduate School of Engineering Innovation; an Advanced Engineering Centre, jointly established by the
University of Sydney and the
University of Technology, Sydney. Cameron then joined Telstra Corporation, holding several senior roles from 1996 to 2000. He then held other positions in the IT sector, with Comindico, Alcatel and Sun Microsystems. In 2003, he joined the
University of New South Wales as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Resource and Infrastructure). In 2006, he led a review of the Faculty of Commerce and Economics and the Australian Graduate School of Management, leading to a recommendation for their merger, He was appointed as the inaugural dean to achieve this merger and lead the newly created
UNSW Business School, holding this position until December 2012. He was president of the Australian Business Deans' Council from 2014 to 2015. Cameron commenced as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) at the
University of Western Australia, in January 2013. In 2018, he was one of 5 candidates for
The Guardian University Award for the Most Inspiring Leader. Cameron has held several Board positions in association with his role at Aston including: • Board member of
Midlands Innovation and chair from 2019 to 2021. • Board member of Universities West Midlands and chair from 2017 to 2019. • Board member of Midlands Engine from 2019 to 2021. • Board member of the
Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership 2019–2021. He commenced as Vice-Chancellor and President of
RMIT University in January 2022, replacing
Martin Bean. Professor Aleks Subic succeeded Cameron as Vice-Chancellor of
Aston University in August 2022. == Personal life ==