Roger Gibbins
President and CEO, the Canada West Foundation.
Last Contribution:
Power Shifts West, With Help from the East
Contributor Biography
Dr. Gibbins is President and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. Prior to assuming the leadership of the Canada West Foundation in 1998, he was a Professor of political science at the University of Calgary, where he started his academic career in 1973 and served as department head from 1987-1996. An ongoing appointment as a Faculty Professor of political science, he continues his association with the University of Calgary.
He has authored, co-authored and edited 21 books and more than 100 articles and book chapters – most dealing with western Canadian themes and issues. In 1998 he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and was the President of the Canadian Political Science Association from 1999-2000.
In 2007, he was presented with the Alberta Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in Public Administration by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada. He was born in Prince George, British Columbia, and received his undergraduate degree from University of British Columbia and his doctorate in political science from Stanford University in California.
