Peter Todd (born 1962) is a Canadian professor and academic administrator. He was the

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from 2005 to 2014. From July 2015 to October 2020, he has served as the director of

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Early life

Peter Todd was born in 1962 in Canada. He graduated from

, where he earned a

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in commerce, finance and information systems. He subsequently earned a

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in business administration from the

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at the

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Career

Todd was a professor of business administration at

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from 1989 to 1997. He was a professor and associate dean at the

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from 1997 to 2001, and associate dean of graduate programs at the

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from 2002 to 2005. He returned to his alma mater, McGill University, in 2005, where he served as the dean of its

until 2014. During his tenure, he led a $75 million fundraising campaign. Todd succeeded

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as the dean of HEC Paris in July 2015. Under his leadership, he has expanded the partnership with the

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Personal life

Todd is married, and he has no children.

References

1962 births Living people Canadian academic administrators Canadian expatriates in France McGill University Faculty of Management alumni UBC Sauder School of Business alumni Queen's University at Kingston faculty University of Houston faculty University of Virginia faculty Business school deans {{Canada-academic-bio-stub