Terms of reference and membership
Executive Council serves as a body through which discussions on institutional strategic priorities can be shared across the academic and administrative leadership, providing feedback and consideration of impacts on various portfolios.
EC meets regularly and functions informally.
Members
Last Updated: 13 February 2023
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Vivek Goel, chair |
| Secretary | Andrea Kelman |
| Vice-President, Academic & Provost | James Rush |
| Vice-President, Administration & Finance | Jacinda Reitsma |
| Vice-President, Advancement | Nenone Donaldson |
| Vice-President, Research & International | Charmaine Dean |
| Vice-President, University Relations | Sandra Banks |
| University Secretary | Andrea Kelman (acting) |
| Dean of Arts | Sheila Ager |
| Dean of Engineering | Mary Wells |
| Dean of Environment | Bruce Frayne |
| Dean of Health | Lili Liu |
| Dean of Mathematics | Mark Giesbrecht |
| Dean of Science | Robert Lemieux |
| Associate Vice-President, Advancement Services | Sean Thomas |
| Associate Vice-President, Academic | David DeVidi |
| Associate Vice-President, Communications | Nick Manning |
| Associate Vice-President, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship | Karim S. Karim |
| Associate Vice-President, Development and Advancement Strategy | Ingrid Cowan |
| Associate Vice-President, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism | Christopher Taylor |
| Associate Vice-President, Enterprise Engagement | Vacant |
| Associate Vice-President, Government Relations | Graeme Stewart |
| Associate Vice-President, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs | Jeff Casello |
| Associate Vice-President, Health Initiatives | Catherine Burns |
| Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Relations | Jean Becker |
| Associate Vice-President, Innovation | Sanjeev Gill |
| Associate Vice-President, International | Ian Rowlands |
| Associate Vice-President, Interdisciplinary and Sponsored Research | Bernard Duncker |
| Associate Vice-President, Marketing and Brand Strategy | Michael Dorr |
| Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight and Analysis | Ian Milligan |
| Associate Vice-President, Research and International Management Services | Diane Johnston |
| Associate Provost, Co-operative and Experiential Education | Norah McRae |
| Associate Provost, Institutional Data, Analysis & Planning | Allan Starr |
| Associate Provost, Integrated Planning and Budgeting | Jennifer Kieffer (interim) |
| Associate Provost, Students | Chris Read |
| Director, Strategic Initiatives | Jenny Flagler-George |
| Special Advisor to the Provost on Organizational Strategy | Marilyn Thompson |
| Assistant Vice-President, Research and International | Bessma Momani |
| Chair, Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo | Richard Myers |
| Chief Information Officer | Vacant |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | Michelle Hollis (acting) |
| Senior Director, Alumni Relations | Alison Boyd |
| Director, Institutional Priorities | Fayaz Noormohamed |
| Director of Sustainability | Mat Thijssen |
| Executive Director, Facilities | Stepanka Elias |
| Director, Finance | Sarah Hadley |
| Legal & Immigration Services | Nickola Voegelin |
| Registrar | Cathy Newell Kelly |
| University Librarian | Beth Namachchivaya |
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