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Florizone, Richard
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1967 -
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Richard Florizone was Dalhousie University's eleventh president. Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, in 1967, he attended the University of Saskatchewan, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in engineering physics in 1992 and a Master's degree in physics in 1992. He was awarded his PhD in physics in 1998 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to coming to Dalhousie in 2013, he worked at Bombardier Aerospace, Boston Consulting Group, University of Cambridge, the International Finance Corporation, and University of Saskatchewan. In 2018 he resigned from Dalhousie University to serve as the Director of the Quantum Valley Ideas Lab at the University of Waterloo. In January 2020 he began as the President and CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
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Dalhousie University. Office of the President (1838-)
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2013-2020
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Richard Florizone was the eleventh president of Dalhousie University, serving from 2013-2020.