Dr. Harvey P. Weingarten became President and CEO of the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) on July 1, 2010. 

Prior to his role at HEQCO, Harvey Weingarten was President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calgary from 2001 to 2010.  When he left that position, the University of Calgary wrote the following about his presidential legacy:

“Harvey Weingarten ended his term as the University of Calgary’s seventh president on Dec. 31 2009.  He left the university a far better place than when he arrived almost nine years before.  Under his leadership, the university increased access, invested in students, recruited world-class faculty and attracted record amounts of research revenue and philanthropic support.  There were so many sod-turnings as a result of the billion-dollar capital growth plan he launched that he kept a shovel on hand in his office.  A relentless agent of change, he pushed for excellence across campus.  Throughout it all, he never lost sight of the goal:  do what’s best for students.”

Dr. Weingarten was at McMaster University from 1979 to 2001.  He served as a Professor of Psychology, a Department he chaired from 1989-1992, and as a teacher and mentor to many undergraduate and graduate students.  His research, supported by federal granting councils, industry and foundations, examined the biological and psychological controls of eating and body weight.  At McMaster, Harvey also served as the Dean of Science from 1995 to 1996 and as Provost and Vice-President (Academic) from 1996 to 2001. 

Harvey Weingarten holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree from McGill University and a Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree from Yale University.

Dr. Weingarten has served on many boards and councils including the Science, Technology and Innovation Council (STIC) of Canada that advises the federal government on issues related to science, research and development and innovation policy; Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC); Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research; Alberta Ingenuity Fund; Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network; and Shad Valley.