Primary Job Title President and CEO Primary Organization Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada Regions Great Lakes Gender Male
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Alan is President & CEO of CIFAR, a Canadian-based global research organization that brings together 400 outstanding researchers from 130 institutions in 17 countries, to address the most important questions facing our world. The 12 Programs range from Quantum Information Science to Learning in Machines & Brains; Genetic Networks to
Institutions, Organizations & Growth. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a recipient of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame award, and recipient of the 2017 Henry Friesen International Prize in Health Research.

