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Sheldon Levy
President and Vice-Chancellor
Ryerson University

Sheldon Levy has been president and vice-chancellor of Ryerson University since August 1, 2005 and was recently reappointed for a second five-year term serving until July 31, 2015.

Levy has been a leader in the Ontario post-secondary sector for more than 30 years. He has served as vice-president, government and institutional relations, University of Toronto; vice-president, finance and strategy, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; vice-president, institutional affairs, York University; and president of Sheridan College, now the Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Innovation Institute of Ontario, and a member of the Board and the Advisory Council of the Toronto Region Research Alliance. His involvement in the community includes membership on the Board of Directors of Toronto East General Hospital, and the Honorary Board of Directors for the Greater Toronto Marketing Authority. He also serves on the Campaign Cabinet of the United Way of Greater Toronto as chair of the Universities and Colleges Sector.

At the national level, he is a member of the Board of Directors and the Board's Executive Committee and Finance Committee of the Association of Universities & Colleges of Canada (AUCC) as well as a member of the Standing Advisory Committee on International Relations of AUCC. In Ontario, he currently serves as chair of the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) as well as the following roles on COU committees: chair of the Executive Committee, chair of the Board of Directors of the COU Holding Association Inc., the Standing Committee on Nominations, and member of the Government and Community Relations Committee, the Working Group on University Capacity and the Working Group on Institutional Issues.

Levy is recognized for his continuing record of dynamic progress in advancing academic quality, research excellence, and student success, and his impassioned advocacy for the role of the university as city-builder. In May 2007, he was honoured with a Special Recognition Award by the Canadian New Media Awards (CNMA) for his longstanding support and promotion of interactive digital media. He is acknowledged for his vision, leadership and expertise on post-secondary issues, and known for his strong belief in the value of partners and engaged communities whose aspirations are high. He has consulted across Canada and internationally.

Levy earned his BSc (Honours, First Class) and MA degrees from York University. He lectured in computer science and mathematics, and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by York University in June 1999.

November 25, 2009

Read a profile of President Levy in the Winter 2006 Alumni magazine