Vivek Goel | |
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| 7th President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waterloo | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2021 | |
| Chancellor | Dominic Barton (2018-2024) Jagdeep Singh Bachher (2024-present) |
| Preceded by | Feridun Hamdullahpur |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Toronto (MSc, Dipl.) Harvard University (MS) McGill University (MD) |
| Occupation | Academic President and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo |
| Awards | Member of the Order of Canada |
Vivek Goel CM OOnt is a Canadian physician and academic who is the current President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waterloo.[1] As a physician and public health researcher, he was also a university administrator, and served as a special advisor to the president and provost of the University of Toronto, and as a professor for the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.[2] He is recognized in Canada and internationally as a public health researcher and expert in health-services evaluation. He has been an advocate for the use of research evidence in health policy-making.[3]
- ^ "Vivek Goel named president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo". Waterloo News. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Vivek Goel". www.dlsph.utoronto.ca. University of Toronto. 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Meet President Vivek Goel | Office of the President". uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-16.