About me
Professor Alejandro Adem has been President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada since October 2019. As a highly accomplished researcher in the field of mathematics and a faculty member at the University of British Columbia, Alejandro has significant leadership experience in the Canadian research and innovation ecosystem. Professor Adem is currently Chair of the Canada Research Coordinating Committee, Chair of the Global Research Council’s Governing Board, and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Human Frontier Science Program and on the Council of the American Mathematical Society. Over his career he has served on a variety of scientific, editorial and governance boards for the worldwide mathematical sciences community. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, a Fellow of the Canadian Mathematical Society and a Corresponding Member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences.