The Board of Governors is responsible for the governance of the University including control of is property and revenues, the conduct of its business and affairs, except such matters assigned by the University of Waterloo Act, 1972 to the Senate.
The Act prescribes that there are 36 voting Board members. Governors include community leaders, staff, faculty, students, and alumni. Governors also include a handful of citizens of Ontario, appointed by the provincial government. The Board conducts its business through committees that bring recommendations to the full Board at four regularly scheduled meetings. Meetings include open sessions, which guests are welcome to attend and confidential and in camera sessions reserved for Board members.
- The Chair of the Board of Governors is Murray Gamble.
- The Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors is Teresa Fortney.
- The Secretary of the Board of Governors is Genevieve Gauthier-Chalifour.
Information for Visitors (non-Board Members) interested in attending a meeting of Board of Governors is available here.
| Name | Appointment Type | End of Term |
|---|---|---|
| Ex-Officio | ||
| Jagdeep Singh Bachher | Chancellor | June 30, 2027 |
| Vivek Goel | President and Vice-Chancellor | June 30, 2026 |
| Dorothy McCabe | Mayor, City of Waterloo | |
| Karen Redman | Regional Chair, Region of Waterloo | |
| Berry Vrbanovic | Mayor, City of Kitchener | |
| Appointed - Lieutenant Governor In Council | ||
| David Borcsok | Lieutenant Governor in Council | August 27, 2028 |
| Andre Hladio | Lieutenant Governor in Council | September 17, 2026 |
| Matthew Klassen | Lieutenant Governor in Council | October 8, 2028 |
| Terry Mundell | Lieutenant Governor in Council | January 11, 2027 |
| Sahezad Pardhan | Lieutenant Governor in Council | July 18, 2027 |
| Dan Weber | Lieutenant Governor in Council | July 25, 2027 |
| Vacant | Lieutenant Governor in Council | |
| Elected - Faculty | ||
| Nasser Abukhdeir | Faculty | August 31, 2026 |
| Laura Deakin | Faculty | August 31, 2027 |
| Achim Kempf | Faculty | August 31, 2026 |
| David Porreca | Faculty | August 31, 2027 |
| Neil Randall | Faculty | August 31, 2026 |
| James Skidmore | Faculty | August 31, 2026 |
| Stan Woo | Faculty | August 31, 2027 |
| Elected - Graduate Student | ||
| Nicholas Pellegrino | Graduate Student | August 31, 2026 |
| Meray Sadek | Graduate Student | August 31, 2027 |
| Elected - Undergraduate Student | ||
| Jordan Bauman | Undergraduate Student | August 31, 2027 |
| Damian Mikhail | Undergraduate Student | August 31, 2027 |
| Rida Sayed | Undergraduate Student | August 31,2027 |
| Elected - Staff | ||
| Nancy Heide | Staff | August 31, 2027 |
| Jennisha Wilson | Staff | August 31, 2026 |
| Appointed - Community-at-Large | ||
| Catherine Boivie | Community-at-large | August 31, 2028 |
| Aubrey Basdeo | Community-at-large | August 31, 2026 |
| Linda Blair | Community-at-large | August 31, 2026 |
| Teresa Fortney [Vice-Chair] | Community-at-large | August 31, 2027 |
| Murray Gamble [Chair] | Community-at-large | August 31, 2026 |
| Bilal Khan | Community-at-large | August 31, 2026 |
|
Brian Lipskie |
Community-at-large | August 31, 2027 |
| Steve Mennill | Community-at-large | August 31, 2028 |
| Patricia O'Malley | Community-at-large | August 31, 2028 |
| Tracy Primeau | Community-at-large | August 31, 2027 |
Related Information
Resource Documents
- University of Waterloo Act
- Board By-law 1
- Board of Governors' biographies
- Conflict of interest
- Board Renewal and Succession Policy
- Board Mandate
- Governor Position Description
- Board Chair Position Description
- Board Vice-Chair Position Description
- Committee Chair Position Description
- Call for External Governor Nominations
- Guidelines for Visitors to Board Meetings