Alan Shepard (academic)

Alan Shepard
11th President of the University of Western Ontario
Assumed office
1 July 2019
ChancellorKelly Meighen
Preceded byAmit Chakma
4th President of the Concordia University
In office
1 August 2012 – 30 June 2019
ChancellorL. Jacques Ménard
Jonathan Wener
Preceded byFrederick Lowy (acting)
Succeeded byGraham Carr
Personal details
Bornc.1962 (age 63–64)
Iowa, U.S.
EducationSt. Olaf College (BA)
University of Virginia (MA, PhD)
Academic background
ThesisMarlowe's Anatomy of Desire (1990)
Academic work
DisciplineEnglish literature
Sub-disciplineEarly modern English literature
Institutions

Alan Shepard (born c. 1962) is an American-Canadian academic and the current and 11th president and vice-chancellor of Western University in London, Ontario, effective July 2019. He previously served as the president and vice-chancellor of Concordia University in Montreal.