Dr. Vivek Goel is recognized in Canada and around the world as a leading public-health researcher, health-services evaluation expert, and champion for the use of research evidence in health policy making.
He also currently serves on the boards of the Vector Institute, TRIUMF, the Canadian Institute for Health Information, Canada Health Labs, and the Post Promise.
Goel obtained his medical degree from McGill University. He did his post-graduate medical training in community medicine at the University of Toronto, and obtained a master’s degree (MSc) in health administration from the University of Toronto and a master’s degree (MS) in biostatistics from Harvard University’s School of Public Health.
“In
Waterloo,
I
can
see
what
a
post-pandemic
university
looks
like.
The
current
global
situation
reminds
us
of
our
responsibility
to
prepare
students
and
citizens
to
confront
the
many
challenges
ahead.
A
research-intensive
institution
like
Waterloo
is
ideally
poised
to
create
the
biggest
change
and
best
solutions
for
our
future,
whether
it
is
tackling
public-health
challenges,
addressing
systemic
racism,
the
growing
climate
crisis,
or
spurring
economic
recovery
and
growth.
I
am
extraordinarily
proud
and
humbled
to
join
an
institution
of
higher-education
that
is
so
well
respected
in
Canada
and
around
the
world.”