Dr. Vivek Goel

President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Waterloo

Dr. Vivek Goel is the University of Waterloo's seventh President and Vice-Chancellor. He is a distinguished scholar with extensive achievements in research, teaching, and leadership across both public and private sectors. He is recognized in Canada and worldwide as a leading public health researcher, health-services evaluation expert, and champion for the use of research evidence in health policymaking.

Goel has held a number of senior leadership roles at the University of Toronto including as Vice-President and Provost and most recently as Vice-President Research and Innovation. He served as founding President and CEO of Public Health Ontario from 2008 until 2014 and also as a founding scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). Goel has served as Chief Academic Strategist with Coursera, a global platform that connects universities and learners with online courses.

Dr. Goel is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, a fellow of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, a Member of the Order of Canada and recently appointed to the Order of Ontario.

Goel obtained his medical degree from McGill University and completed postgraduate medical training in Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Goel obtained a master’s degree (MSc) in Community Health from U of T and a master’s degree (MS) in Biostatistics from Harvard University School of Public Health.