Deep Saini

Deep Saini
ਹਰਗੁਰਦੀਪ ਸੈਣੀ
Saini in 2019
18th President of McGill University
Assumed office
1 April 2023
ChancellorJohn McCall MacBain
Pierre Boivin
Preceded bySuzanne Fortier
12th President of Dalhousie University
In office
1 January 2020 – 31 December 2023
ChancellorRustum Southwell
Preceded byPeter MacKinnon (acting)
Succeeded byKim Brooks
5th President of University of Canberra
In office
1 September 2016 – 24 December 2019
Preceded byStephen Parker
Succeeded byPaddy Nixon
8th Vice-President and Principal of the University of Toronto Mississauga
In office
July 1, 2010 – August 31, 2016
President
Preceded byIan Orchard
Succeeded byUlrich Krull
Personal details
BornHagurdeep Saini
1954 (age 71–72)
EducationPunjab Agricultural University (BS, MS)
University of Adelaide (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
Institutions
ThesisPhysiological Studies on Sterility Induced in Wheat by Heat and Water Deficit (1982)
Doctoral advisorsBryan Coomb
Don Aspinall

Hargurdeep Saini (Punjabi: ਹਰਗੁਰਦੀਪ ਸੈਣੀ) is an Indian-Canadian scientist and university administrator. He is the president and vice-chancellor of McGill University in Montreal. He was previously the president and vice-Chancellor of Dalhousie University, a vice-chancellor and President of University of Canberra, and a vice-president of the University of Toronto and principal of its Mississauga campus.