Louise Roy (born 1947 in Quebec City) is an administrator in

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, Canada. She is currently the chancellor of the

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as well as Chairman of the university.

Education

She holds a B.S. in Sociology from the

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(1971); a Masters of Science from the

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(1972); and a PhD in Sociology, also from the University of Wisconsin (1974).

Career

Her career has included positions in academia, government, and private industry. She was a professor at the Université de Montréal from 1978 to 1981. Prior to 1985, she held various jobs in government. From 1985 to 1992 she was president of the ''Societé de transport de la communauté urbaine de Montréal'', predecessor to today's

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. In 1992–93, she was vice-president of the La Laurentienne group, a banking and insurance company, which was sold in 1993 to Groupe Desjardins. From 1994 to 1997, she was executive vice-president of

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in Paris. From 1997 to 2000, she was president and CEO of Télémédia Communications. From 2000 to 2003 she was senior vice-president of

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. Since 2003, she has been a fellow at CIRANO. Since September 2006, she has been president of the ''Conseil des arts de Montréal''. In October 2008, she became chancellor of the

. She also sits on several corporate boards of directors.

Recognition

* In 2009, she was named an officer of the

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. * In 2012, she was named an

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. * In 2018, she was named a commander of the

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.https://ville.montreal.qc.ca/ordre/en/node/229

References

External links

Biographie de la chancelière
(Université de Montréal)
Profile of Louise Roy at Conseil des Arts de Montréal
(in French, archived on June 14, 2012) Officers of the Order of Canada Officers of the National Order of Quebec Academics from Montreal 1947 births Living people Chancellors by university and college in Canada Academic staff of the Université de Montréal Canadian women academics Women academic administrators Canadian academic administrators {{Quebec-bio-stub