David Barnard
David T. Barnard, is a Canadian computer scientist, academic, and, since July 1, 2008, the 11th president and vice-Chancellor of the University of Manitoba. He was chair of Universities Canada.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1973, a Master of Science degree in 1975, and a Ph.D. in 1981 all in Computer Science from the University of Toronto. He started his academic career at Queen's University in 1977 eventually becoming a Professor in the Computing and Information Science Department. In 1996, he was appointed Vice-President and Controller at the University of Regina. From 1998 to 2005, he was President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Regina. From 2005 to 2008, he was the COO and Chief Technology Officer of iQmetrix.
Barnard began serving a five year term as president and vice-chancellor of University of Manitoba in 2008. He was appointed to a second five year term in 2013 and his term was extended for two more years in 2016. His term is scheduled to end on June 30, 2020.
Some of the institutions Barnard was and/or is currently a member of the Board of Directors of include the Bank of Canada, Saskatchewan Power Corporation, Saint Boniface Hospital, NetSecure Technologies, and Greystone Capital Management. He is also a member of the Manitoba Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission.Honours
In 2018, he was made a member of the Order of Manitoba.
