Sheldon Levy
| Sheldon Levy | |
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Levy in 2008
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| Ontario Deputy Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities | |
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Assumed office December 1, 2015 |
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| President and Vice Chancellor of Ryerson University | |
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In office August 1, 2005 – July 31, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Claude Lajeunesse |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Lachemi |
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| Born | 1949 (age 67–68) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | York University |
| Occupation | Civil servant, educational administrator |
Sheldon Levy (born 1949) is a Canadian civil servant and educational administrator. Levy was appointed Ontario's Deputy Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities where he took office on December 1, 2015. Prior to his appointment to deputy minister, he retired from his executive positions at Ryerson on July 31, 2015. Levy was formerly the President and Vice Chancellor of Ryerson University and president of Sheridan College.
Levy was educated at Downsview Public and Secondary School, in Toronto, and earned his master's degree in Mathematics from York University.
Levy has previously been employed as Vice President, Finance and Strategy, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; Vice President, Government and Institutional Relations, University of Toronto; President, Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology; and finally Vice President, Institutional Affairs, York University.
Mr. Levy's current Board and Committee appointments include:
Levy left Ryerson on December 1, 2015 to become Deputy Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities for Ontario.
An article by the Toronto Life magazine, called the "Ryerson Revolution", describes in detail how Sheldon Levy has taken the initiative since starting as President to improve Ryerson University, by purchasing Maple Leaf Gardens, shutting down Gould Street and a space sharing agreement with AMC theatres, creating an urban campus, instead of the more traditional closed-off university campus.
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