Deep Saini

Deep Saini FRSN
ਹਰਗੁਰਦੀਪ ਸੈਣੀ
Saini in 2019
18th President and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University
Incumbent
Assumed office April 1, 2023
Chancellor	John McCall MacBain
Preceded by	Suzanne Fortier
12th President and Vice-Chancellor of Dalhousie University
In office January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2023
Chancellor	Rustum Southwell
Preceded by	Richard Florizone Peter MacKinnon (interim)
Succeeded by	Kim Brooks
5th President and Vice-Chancellor of University of Canberra
In office September 1, 2016 – December 24, 2019
Preceded by	Stephen Parker
Succeeded by	Paddy Nixon
Personal details
Born	Hagurdeep Saini
Occupation	President and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University
Academic background
Alma mater	Punjab Agricultural University (1977), University of Adelaide (1982)
Thesis	Physiological studies on sterility induced in wheat by heat and water deficit (1982)
Doctoral advisor	Bryan Coomb Don Aspinall
Academic work
Discipline	Biology
Sub-discipline	Plant biology, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology
Institutions	University of Waterloo University of Toronto University of Canberra Dalhousie University McGill University

Hargurdeep Saini (Punjabi: ਹਰਗੁਰਦੀਪ ਸੈਣੀ) is an Indian-Canadian scientist and university administrator.^[1] He is the President and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University in Montreal.^[2] He previously served as President of Dalhousie University as well as further administrative positions at Canadian and Australian universities.