Board of Directors


The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall governance of the Institute, and is composed of distinguished individuals drawn from the Canadian business, research and professional communities.

Among the Board's principal functions are:

  • the direction of CIFAR’s financial affairs;
  • the appointment of CIFAR’s President and, on his or her recommendation, the Research Council and Fellows of the Institute;
  • the approval of the Institute’s research programs and working agreements with universities and other institutions.

David A. Dodge
David A. Dodge

Board Chair, CIFAR
Bennett Jones LLP

Martha C. Piper
Martha C. Piper

Vice-Chair, CIFAR
National Institute for Nanotechnology

Barbara Stymiest
Barbara Stymiest

Vice-Chair, CIFAR

Peter J. G. Bentley
Peter J. G. Bentley

Canfor Corporation

Alan Bernstein
Alan Bernstein

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research

David W. Choi
David W. Choi

Royal Pacific Realty

F. Anthony Comper
F. Anthony Comper

BMO Financial Group

Jean-Guy Desjardins
Jean-Guy Desjardins

Fiera Capital Corporation

Bruno Ducharme
Bruno Ducharme

TIW Capital Partners

Pierre Y. Ducros
Pierre Y. Ducros

P. Ducros & Associates

Brenda Eaton
Brenda Eaton

BC Housing

George A. Fierheller
George A. Fierheller

Four Halls Inc.

Charles Fischer
Charles Fischer

Nexen Inc.

Pierre Fortin
Pierre Fortin

Université du Québec à Montréal

Anthony R.M. Graham
Anthony R.M. Graham

Wittington Investments Limited

Maxine Granovsky Gluskin
Maxine Granovsky Gluskin

Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation

Richard W. Ivey
Richard W. Ivey

Ivest Corporation Inc.

Jacques Lamarre
Jacques Lamarre

Heenan Blaikie LLP

Patricia Meredith
Patricia Meredith

Monitor & Company

Bruce H. Mitchell
Bruce H. Mitchell

Permian Industries Limited

Frank O'Dea
Frank O'Dea

O'Dea Management Limited

Gilles G. Ouellette
Gilles G. Ouellette

BMO Financial Group

Gerard J. Protti
Gerard J. Protti

Hugo F. Sonnenschein
Hugo F. Sonnenschein

University of Chicago

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