Directors Emeriti


The Directors Emeriti are an honorary group of former long-standing Board members. They are friends of CIFAR, who have chosen to stay involved with the organization to provide intellectual insight and strategic advice.

Robin L. Armstrong
Professor Emeritus,
University of Toronto
Executive Director, College University Consortium Council Secretariat
Toronto ON

Patricia A. Baird
University Killam Distinguished Professor Emerita, Dept. of Medical Genetics, UBC
Vancouver BC

William R.C. Blundell
Corporate Director
Toronto ON

Evan V. Chrapko
CEO
The Crystal Cougar Group of Companies
Edmonton AB


Robert Church
Professor Emeritus
University of Calgary
Owner/Operator Lochend Luing Ranches
Airdrie AB


Larry D. Clarke
Vancouver BC

Sydney C. Cooper
President
Toril Holdings
President
Sydney & Florence Cooper Foundation
Toronto ON

Allan R. Crawford
President
Allan Crawford & Associates
North Vancouver BC

David M. Culver
Founding Partner
CAI Capital Corporation
Montréal QC

J. Stefan Dupré
Past President & CEO
CIFAR
Toronto ON

Fraser M. Fell
Counsel
Fasken Martineau DuMoullin
Toronto ON

Reva Gerstein
Chancellor Emerita
University of Western Ontario
Toronto ON

Hugh G. Hallward
President
Argo Construction Inc.
Montréal QC

Gerald G. Hatch
President
Hatch Investments Ltd.
Toronto ON

Gerald R. Heffernan
President
G.R. Heffernan & Associates
Toronto ON

E. Sydney Jackson
Toronto ON

David L. Johnston
Honorary Fellow & Chairman Emeritus, CIFAR
Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada
Ottawa ON

Thomas E. Kierans
Chair of Council and Vice President of the Federal Government SSHRC
Ottawa ON

Claude Lamoureux
Past President & CEO
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Toronto ON

Peter C. Maurice
Corporate Director
London ON

Joseph A. Peller
Chairman & Director
Andres Wines Ltd.
Winona ON

Allan R. Taylor
Former CEO
RBC Financial Group
Toronto ON

Bette M. Stephenson
Former MPP & Cabinet Minister
Government of Ontario
Toronto ON

Douglas Wright
President Emeritus
University of Waterloo
Waterloo ON