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MEMORANDUM
To:
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors, and Chairs
Professionals, Managers and Confidential Staff
Governing Council
Academic Board
Business Board
University Affairs Board

From: Judith Wolfson, Vice President, University Relations
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009
Re: Announcement of Senior Appointment:
Dr. Tim McTiernan, Assistant Vice-President, Government, Institutional and
Community Relations

I am very pleased to advise you that the Senior Appointments and Compensation Committee of the Governing Council, at its October 6th, 2009 meeting, approved the appointment of Dr. Tim McTiernan as Assistant Vice-President, Government, Institutional and Community Relations.

Dr. McTiernan joined the University of Toronto on June 5, 2006 as Assistant Vice-President, Research and Executive Director of The Innovations Group, where he was responsible for furthering U of T’s technology transfer and commercialization efforts.

Prior to his appointment at U of T, Tim held key positions related to research and policy for the Government of Ontario with his last position being the Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Operating Officer for the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation. Prior to his work with the Provincial government, Tim was President of Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology in North Bay, Ontario, from 1997 to 2002, and spent 15 years in a variety of positions with the Government of the Yukon, including Deputy Minister and Cabinet Secretary. Tim also taught part-time for the University of British Columbia, where he obtained his PhD in 1982.

Government, Institutional and Community Relations in the University Relations portfolio is responsible for building and maintaining positive and constructive relationships with government, other public sector institutions, the private sector and community partners as well as being responsible for institutional data analysis.