Stephen Toope

Stephen Toope
Toope in 2022
President and CEO, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)
Assumed office
November 1, 2022
Preceded byAlan Bernstein
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
In office
October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2022
Preceded bySir Leszek Borysiewicz
Succeeded byAnthony Freeling (acting)
2nd Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
In office
June 1, 2015 – October 1, 2017
Preceded byJanice Stein
Succeeded byRandall Hansen (interim)
12th President of the University of British Columbia
In office
July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2014
Preceded byMartha Piper
Succeeded byArvind Gupta
Personal details
Born
Stephen John Toope

(1958-02-14) February 14, 1958 (age 66)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
SpousePaula Rosen
Children3
Alma mater
OccupationAcademic administrator
ProfessionAcademic, lawyer, legal scholar, pedagogue

Stephen John Toope OC FRSC (born February 14, 1958) is a Canadian legal scholar, academic administrator and a scholar specializing in human rights, public international law and international relations. In November 2022, he was appointed as the fifth president and CEO of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR). Prior to this, he served for five years as the 346th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.