Robert Gordon, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Windsor
Robert Gordon is the seventh President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Windsor.
He previously served as Provost and Vice-President, Academic, as well as Vice-President, Research, at Wilfrid Laurier University. Additionally, he held the position of Dean at the Ontario Agricultural College at the University of Guelph.
A distinguished leader, researcher, and scholar in environmental issues and agricultural engineering, Dr. Gordon held the prestigious Canada Research Chair in Environmental Resource Management. His diverse contributions include heading the environmental management section of the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, where he administered the province’s Environmental Farm Plan Program and also served as the Provincial Climatologist.
Throughout his various leadership roles, Gordon has consistently maintained a robust research profile, publishing more than 180 refereed journal articles and supervising dozens of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.
Gordon earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering from McGill University and holds a Ph.D. in Land Resource Science from the University of Guelph.