Vivek Goel
{{Short description|Indo-Canadian physician, public health expert and university administrator}}
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| title = 7th President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waterloo
| term_start = July 1, 2021
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| chancellor = Dominic Barton (2018-2024)
Jagdeep Singh Bachher (2024-present)
| predecessor = Feridun Hamdullahpur
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Harvard University (MS)
McGill University (MD)
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Vivek Goel {{postnominals|country=CAN|CM|OOnt}} is a Canadian physician and academic who is the current President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waterloo.{{cite news |title=Vivek Goel named president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo |url=https://uwaterloo.ca/stories/president-designate/vivek-goel-named-president-and-vice-chancellor |newspaper=Waterloo News |date=17 November 2020 |access-date=18 November 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/faculty-profile/goel-vivek/|title=Vivek Goel|publisher=University of Toronto|website=www.dlsph.utoronto.ca|year=2020|access-date=18 November 2020}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Meet President Vivek Goel {{!}} Office of the President |url=https://uwaterloo.ca/president/about-office-president/meet-president |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=uwaterloo.ca |language=en}}
Education
Goel obtained his medical degree from McGill University. He then completed post-graduate medical training in Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Goel went on to do a Master of Science (MSc) in Community Health from the University of Toronto and a Master of Science (MS) in Biostatistics from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Career
Goel began his career as an assistant professor with the University of Toronto's Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, and was later named the chair of the Department of Health Administration. From 1999 to 2001, he served as the Vice-Provost of the Faculty of Medicine, before becoming the Vice-President and Provost of the university from 2004 to 2008. Goel left the University of Toronto, in 2008, to serve as the first president and CEO of Public Health Ontario until 2014. Goel returned to the university in 2015 to serve as its Vice-President of Research and Innovation, and Strategic Initiatives, holding the office until 2020. In June 2020, Goel stepped down from his position at the University of Toronto in order to support the Canadian government's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force and the CanCOVID Research Network, national research platform for COVID-19 research.{{cite web|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/stories/news/vivek-goel-among-recipients-order-canada|title= Vivek Goel among recipients of Order of Canada|date=30 December 2020|access-date=30 December 2020|publisher=University of Waterloo|website=uwaterloo.ca}} He was also the Chief Academic Strategist of Coursera.
Goel serves on numerous boards and committees including the Canadian Institute for Health Information, Grand River Hospital, and the Business + Higher Education Roundtable. He also serves on the board of the Vector Institute, Canada Health Labs (Vice-Chair), the Canadian Institute for Health Information (Vice-Chair) and the POST Promise. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and a fellow of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences. He is a Member of the Order of Canada.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-29|title=Next President {{!}} Next President {{!}} University of Waterloo|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/next-president/content/new-president|access-date=2021-12-10|website=Next President|language=en}} On 2 December 2020, Goel was appointed as a Member of the "Order of Canada" for his contributions as an academic and administrator who is committed to the advancement of public health services, evidence-based health care and research innovation.{{cite web|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-101508|title=Dr. Vivek Goel|publisher=Governor General of Canada|access-date=30 December 2020|website=www.gg.ca}}{{cite web |title=Governor General Announces 61 New Appointments to the Order of Canada |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/activities/2020/governor-general-announces-61-new-appointments-order-canada |date=30 December 2020|publisher=Governor General of Canada |website=www.gg.ca|access-date=30 December 2020}}
It was announced in November 2020 that Goel would be the seventh President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waterloo. He was officially installed on November 8, 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-11-08|title=President Goel leads Waterloo into bold new futures|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/news/university-president/president-goel-leads-waterloo-bold-new-futures|access-date=2021-12-10|website=Waterloo News|language=en}} In 2023, he was recognized for his contributions to the Canadian health system through the Canadian Health Leadership Network’s McNaught-Taillon Leadership Award.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=UWaterloo President recognized for contributions to Canadian health system |url=https://uwaterloo.ca/news/university-president/uwaterloo-president-recognized-contributions-canadian-health |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Waterloo News |language=en}}
Goel is set to conclude his tenure as President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waterloo in June 2026.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-30 |title=Vivek Goel to end his tenure as President in 2026 |url=https://uwaterloo.ca/news/university-president/vivek-goel-end-his-tenure-president-2026 |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Waterloo News |language=en}}
Honours
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| 80px | Member of the Order of Canada (C.M.) | * Awarded on 2 December 2020. |
| 80px | Member of the Order of Ontario (O.Ont.) | * 2024{{cite press release|url=https://news.ontario.ca/en/backgrounder/1005528/2024-order-of-ontario-appointees|publisher=Government of Ontario|date=January 1, 2024|title=2024 Order of Ontario Appointees}} |
See also
References
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