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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, 2024–2025 | ||
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Name | Appointment Type | |
Elshahed, Ahmed | Elected by Students | |
Conte, Tony | Elected by Administrative Staff | |
Chauhan, Neel | Elected by Alumni | |
Cockwell, Jack | Honorary Board Member | |
Fukakusa, Janice | Honorary Board Member | |
Staffieri, Tony | Honorary Board Member | |
Crosta, Marie | Elected by Administrative Staff | |
Dallaire, Joanne | Honorary Board Elder | |
Ul Haq Khwaja, Aasim | Elected by Students | |
Leal, Cristobal | Elected by Students | |
Davis, Meg | Government Appointee | |
Chin-Loy Chang, Donette | Ex-Officio, Chancellor | |
Gammel, Irene | Elected by Faculty | |
Gupta, Nazmin | Government Appointee | |
Knight, Mélanie | Elected by Faculty | |
Lachemi, Mohamed | Ex-Officio, President & Vice-Chancellor | |
Campbell, Norie | Vice-Chair | Government Appointee |
Ragunathan, Sobi | Government Appointee | |
Mohamed, Nadir | Honorary Board Member | |
Paisley, Catherine | Chair | Board Appointee |
Porter, David | Government Appointee | |
Sinha, Samir | Honorary Board Member | |
Soliman, Walied | Government Appointee | |
Staffieri, Tony | Honorary Board Member | |
Gawne, Hyacinth | Elected by Alumni | |
Virmani, Anju | 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) .