Stephen Toope

Stephen Toope OC FRSC
Toope in 2022
President and CEO, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)
Incumbent
Assumed office November 1, 2022
Preceded by	Alan Bernstein
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
In office October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2022
Preceded by	Sir Leszek Borysiewicz
Succeeded by	Anthony Freeling (acting)
2nd Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
In office June 1, 2015 – October 1, 2017
Preceded by	Janice Stein
Succeeded by	Randall Hansen (interim)
12th President of the University of British Columbia
In office July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2014
Preceded by	Martha Piper
Succeeded by	Arvind Gupta
Personal details
Born	Stephen John Toope (1958-02-14) February 14, 1958 (age 66) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Spouse	Paula Rosen
Children	3
Alma mater	Harvard University (AB) McGill University (LLB, BCL) Trinity College, Cambridge (PhD)
Occupation	Academic administrator
Profession	Academic, 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.