Richard Florizone

Richard Florizone (born 1968) is a Canadian academic and physicist who served as the 11th president of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1]

Biography

Florizone was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in 1968. He attended University of Saskatchewan, where, in 1990, he earned a Bachelor's degree in engineering physics and, in 1992, a Master's degree in physics. He then attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology where, in 1998, he earned a PhD in physics. In 2013, he was appointed the President of Dalhousie University. During his time in that position, Dalhousie faced multiple scandals, including an incident of the spreading of explicit messages among male dental students, some of which included fellow female students. The led to a report of a culture of "sexism, misogyny, homophobia and racism" within the dental faculty at the university. Before working at Dalhousie University, he had worked at Bombardier Aerospace, Boston Consulting Group, University of Cambridge, the International Finance Corporation, and University of Saskatchewan. In 2018, he announced that he was stepping down as President of Dalhousie University, and in 2019, he began as the Director of the Quantum Valley Ideas Lab at the University of Waterloo. In January, 2020, he began as the President and CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

References
  1. "Dalhousie president Richard Florizone to head Waterloo quantum-tech lab". Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  2. "Dalhousie University president stepping down, will head up quantum computing group in Ontario". Global News. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  3. "Bringing a world of experience to Dalhousie". Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  4. "Richard Florizone - Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy". wise.uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  5. "Richard Florizone". International Institute for Sustainable Development. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  6. "Introducing Richard Florizone, Dalhousie's 11th president". Dalhousie News. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  7. "Dalhousie University president Richard Florizone to step down | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Tom Traves		 President of Dalhousie University
1995 – 2013		 Succeeded by
Deep Saini
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