Benoit-Antoine Bacon

Benoit-Antoine Bacon started a five-year term as President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia in 2023. Previously, he served as President of Carleton University, Provost of Queen’s University, and Provost of Concordia University in his hometown of Montreal. He holds a PhD in neuropsychology from the University of Montreal. His research focuses on the links between brain activity and perception in the visual, auditory and vestibular systems. Sharing his own lived experience, he advocates nationally for open conversations about mental health and substance use.