About the Office of the President

The President is the Chief Executive Officer of the University. In this capacity, he or she supervises and directs the University’s academic mission and its general administration. The President recommends to the Board of Governors or its Executive Committee the appointment of the Vice-Presidents and other officers of the University, such as the Deans of faculties, and ensures that Board policies and directions are implemented by these officers. The President is simultaneously a member of the Board of Governors and Chair of the Senate, and is thus uniquely positioned to nurture a sound working relationship between the University’s two principal governing bodies. The President is also the University’s Vice-Chancellor, fulfilling the functions of the Chancellor in the case of absence or vacancy in the office of the latter. 

• Provost and vice-president, academic affairs: Jacques Beauvais
• Vice-president, research and innovation: Julie St-Pierre
• Vice-president, Francophonie and external and community relations: Julie Cafley
• Vice-president, advancement: Julien Sicard
• Vice-president, finance and administration: Éric Bercier (interim)
• Secretary-general: Annick Bergeron
• Chief communications officer, communications and public affairs: Ricky Landry
• Senior director and chief of staff: Pierre Thibault
• Associate director: Caroline Tremblay

Since its foundation as Bytown College in 1848, our former presidents guided the University through key moments of growth, transformation and impact.