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Executive, Governance and Nominations Committee

The Executive, Governance and Nominations Committee exercises the powers of SSHRC's governing council between meetings and is responsible for strategic human resources policy and oversight. The committee also makes recommendations to council on governance matters and the composition and membership of council and its committees.

Members:

Thomas Kierans (Chair)
Vice-president and chair, SSHRC council

Chad Gaffield
President, SSHRC

Paul K. Bates
Strategic Advisor, McMaster University

Tom Jenkins
Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, OpenText

Joanne Keselman
Vice-President, Academic, and Provost, University of Manitoba

Nelson Michaud
Director, Teaching and Research, École nationale d'administration publique

Suromitra Sanatani
Strategic Counsel, Heenan Blaikie

Gerri Sinclair
Directrice, The Gerri Sinclair Group