Vivek Goel
Vivek Goel | |
|---|---|
| 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. 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. 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.