President and CEO, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)
Incumbent
Assumed office November 1, 2022
Preceded by
Alan Bernstein
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
In office October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2022
Preceded by
Sir Leszek Borysiewicz
Succeeded by
Anthony Freeling (acting)
2nd Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
In office June 1, 2015 – October 1, 2017
Preceded by
Janice Stein
Succeeded by
Randall Hansen (interim)
12th President of the University of British Columbia
In office July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2014
Preceded by
Martha Piper
Succeeded by
Arvind Gupta
Personal details
Born
Stephen John Toope
(1958-02-14) February 14, 1958 (age 66) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Spouse
Paula Rosen
Children
3
Alma mater
Harvard University (AB)
McGill University (LLB, BCL)
Trinity College, Cambridge (PhD)
Occupation
Academic administrator
Profession
Academic, lawyer, legal scholar, pedagogue
Stephen John ToopeOC FRSC (born February 14, 1958) is a Canadian legal scholar, academic administrator and a scholar specializing in human rights, public international law and international relations. In November 2022, he was appointed as the fifth President and CEO of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR). Prior to this, he served for five years as the 346th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
Stephen John Toope OC FRSC (born February 14, 1958) is a Canadian legal scholar, academic administrator and a scholar specializing in human rights, public...
year upon meeting the performance goals set by the Board of Governors. StephenToope replaced Piper as president of UBC on July 1, 2006. In August 2015,...
March 2019. Toope, Stephen J. (25 March 2019). "Rescindment of visiting fellowship: statement from Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen J Toope". University...
funding allocation and approval of research programs. In November 2022, StephenToope became president and CEO. William L. Young is the chair of CIFAR's Board...
lives". Cambridge Zero was first announced by Cambridge Vice-Chancellor StephenToope in his annual address in October 2019. Electric flight is one of several...
was then headed by StephenToope until 2017, when he became the 346th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. After Toope's departure, the interim...
Transsystemic program was created under the direction of former Dean StephenToope, whereby every student graduates with degrees in both civil law and...
business expertise. The chair of the syndicate is currently Professor StephenToope (Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge). The syndicate has...
000 phone numbers, including hundreds belonging to British citizens. StephenToope, the university's outgoing Vice-Chancellor, said the decision to suspend...
and academic assessments CEO Peter Andrew Jestyn Phillips Key people StephenToope Parent organization Cambridge University Press & Assessment Subsidiaries...
Sheung-Wai Tam, President Emeritus of The Open University of Hong Kong StephenToope, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia...
events and annual lectures; the speaker of the 2019 CDBU lecture was StephenToope, the Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University. Sir Peter Scott (12 November...
Tessier-Lavigne, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge StephenToope. In the arts, McGill students include four Pulitzer Prize winners, Templeton...
Student Fellowships. Former recipients of the John E. Read Medal include: StephenToope, current Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of...
following the announcement of the early departure of then Vice-Chancellor StephenToope. He took up the post on 1 October 2022 and held the appointment for...
dean of McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management, dean of HEC Paris StephenToope (BCL, 1983 LLB, 1983) – Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge...
Global Affairs for the period 1 June 2017 to 31 January 2020, succeeding StephenToope, and Director of the Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies...
Paul Cellucci, refused to testify. On October 27, 2005, Professor StephenToope, a fact-finder appointed by the Arar inquiry released a report saying...
Chancellor* Lord Sainsbury of Turville, K LIFE Vice-Chancellor Prof. StephenToope OC, CLH 30 September 2024 Heads of Colleges President of Lucy Cavendish...
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