- Brian Segal
Brian Segal (born 1943) is a publishing executive and former university administrator. He is the president and CEO of the Rogers Publishing division of
Rogers Communications .Previously, Segal had been president of
Ryerson Polytechnical Institute from 1980 to1988 and president of theUniversity of Guelph from 1988 until1992 when he left to join Rogers Communications as publisher of "Maclean's " magazine.In his academic career, Segal had earned his undergraduate degree at
McGill University , a Masters of Social Work atYeshiva University and an MSc and PhD from theUniversity of Pittsburgh with a speciality in public health.cite web|url=http://www.empireclubfoundation.com/details.asp?SpeechID=1726&FT=yes|title=The Media and the Prospect for Leadership|work=Empire Club of Canada ] He subsequently taught at Florida State University,Carleton University , and then Ryerson where he entered the administration.He has also been chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Institute of Nutrition, chair of the Government of Canada’s National Innovations Advisory Committee and a director of IBM Canada, Union Gas, Sun Life Trust and Schneider Corporation as well as a past chairman of theShaw Festival .He is the brother of Senator
Hugh Segal .References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.