Vivek Goel

Dr. Vivek Goel is a physician and public health expert whose work spans health systems, population health, and the application of data and evidence to improve outcomes. He is President Emeritus of the University of Waterloo, where he holds an appointment jointly between the School of Pharmacy and the School of Public Health Sciences.

Prior to Waterloo, Dr. Goel held senior academic and leadership roles at the University of Toronto, including Vice-President and Provost, and Vice-President, Research and Innovation. He is Professor Emeritus in the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.

He served as founding President of Public Health Ontario, where he helped build capacity for evidence-informed public health practice. He was a Founding Scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (IC/ES).

Throughout his career, he has contributed to shaping health policy and advancing the use of data, analytics, and digital tools in health systems. At Waterloo, Dr. Goel’s academic work continues to focus on improving health systems performance and population health through research, collaboration, and training the next generation of leaders.

• Evaluation of medical screening interventions

• Community health status assessment and surveillance

• Health technology assessment

• Community and patient engagement

Dr. Goel’s research focuses on use of data and evidence in health decision-making, the promotion of population health, and the evaluation and implementation of new technologies in health care.

• M.D. McGill University

• M.Sc. Community Health, University of Toronto

• M.S. Biostatistics, Harvard University School of Public Health

• Member of the Order of Canada

• Member of the Order of Ontario

• Canadian Health Leadership Network’s McNaught-Taillon Leadership Award

• King Charles III Coronation Medal

• Board Member, Waterloo Region Health Network

• Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

• Fellow of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences

• Distinguished Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto

• Senior Fellow, Massey College