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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) .