Frédéric Bouchard, C.Q., FRSC

Frédéric Bouchard C.Q., PhD, FRSC is Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Full Professor in the Philosophy Department at the Université de Montréal. He serves as Chair of BAnQ (Québec National Library and Archives), of the CFI Major Science Initiative Érudit, an open digital publishing platform, and of the Institut de recherche en biologie végétale (IRBV). He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) in 2021 in recognition for the excellence of his scholarship. The République française named him chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes académiques (2023). In 2024, the Québec Government named him chevalier de l’Ordre national du Québec (C.Q.). His profile was also featured in Canadians Who Innovate: The Trailblazers and Ideas That Are Changing the World (by Roseann O’Reilly Runte 2024).

Dr. Bouchard brings substantial experience in supporting governmental decision-making. He chaired the Advisory Panel on the Federal Research Support System that provided independent, expert policy advice to support the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry and the Minister of Health to “modernize the federal research funding ecosystem to maximize the impact of investments in both research excellence and downstream innovation.” The full report (i.e., Bouchard Report) was made public in 2023 and many of its recommendations were reflected in the 2024 Federal Budget.

He is a board member of MILA (Québec Artificial Intelligence Institute), RUISSS-UdeM (the Integrated University Health and Social Services Network of the Université de Montréal) and CIUSSS-Nord-de-l’île (the Integrated University Health and Social Services Centre for the North of the Island of Montreal). He has served as member of the board of the funding agencies FRQSC Fonds de recherche du Québec-Société et Culture (2012-2015) and the council of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) (2018-2022).

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