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Board of Governors

The Board of Governors is responsible for:

  • the governance of the University;
  • control of its property and revenues;
  • the conduct of its business and affairs, except for matters assigned by the Act to Senate;
  • powers specifically enumerated by the Toronto Metropolitan University Act and the By-Laws of the University.

The Board’s implied powers include institutional strategic planning, risk management, and financial management of the University.

Toronto Metropolitan University's 27-member Board of Governors is comprised of:

  • the Chancellor
  • the President
  • eight members appointed by the provincial government
  • two members appointed by the Board
  • three alumni elected by the alumni
  • three faculty elected by the faculty
  • two administrative staff members elected by the staff
  • three student members elected by the students
  • one Honorary Board Elder
  • three Honorary Board members
Members of the Board of Governors, 2023–2024
Name   Appointment Type
Abdelgawad, Omar   Elected by Students
Babikian, Silvana   Elected by Administrative Staff
Chauhan, Neel   Elected by Alumni
Cockwell, Jack   Honorary Board Member
Crosta, Marie   Elected by Administrative Staff
Dallaire, Joanne   Honorary Board Elder
Darisi, Tanya   Elected by Students
Davis, Meg   Government Appointee
Fukakusa, Janice   Ex-Officio, Chancellor
Gammel, Irene   Elected by Faculty
Gupta, Nazmin   Government Appointee
Knight, Mélanie   Elected by Faculty
Lachemi, Mohamed   Ex-Officio, President & Vice-Chancellor
Leong, Grace
  Government Appointee
Miller, David
  Government Appointee
Mohamed, Nadir   Honorary Board Member
Paisley, Catherine Vice-Chair Board Appointee
Porter, David   Government Appointee
Sinha, Samir   Honorary Board Member
Soliman, Walied   Government Appointee
Staffieri, Tony Chair Board Appointee
Rodrigues, Ryan
  Elected by Alumni
Shim, Edward
  Government Appointee
Taylor Green, Louise   Government Appointee
Venkatesh, Bala   Elected by Faculty
Williams, Lisa-Marie   Elected by Alumni

For more information, updates and Board Member biographies, please see the Board of Governors web page (opens in new window) .