Brief Biography of Dr. Deborah C. Poff

Dr. Deborah Poff holds the position of President and Vice-Chancellor at Brandon University in Manitoba. Previously Dr. Poff was a Professor of Philosophy and Political Science at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). From 1994 to 2004, she was Vice-President and Provost at UNBC. In 2004, she was awarded a Fellowship in Public Policy with the Sheldon Chumir Foundation in Ethical Leadership.

Dr. Poff has a PhD from the University of Guelph in Philosophy, an MA from Carleton University, a BA (Hons) from Queen’s University and a BA (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Guelph.

Her areas of research are: leadership; business and professional ethics; and health care ethics. As well, she does research on social justice issues and women’s studies. In 1995, she was awarded a lifetime honorary membership by the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women in the category of “outstanding contribution to feminist scholarship”.

Deborah is the founder and editor of the Journal of Business Ethics, Teaching Business Ethics, and the Journal of Academic Ethics. She is the editor of Business Ethics in Canada and is currently working on a book on ethical leadership and the future of university governance. She serves and has served on numerous national and international boards and councils and is currently the President of the National Council on Ethics in Human Research.