Peter Todd
Peter Todd is a Canadian professor and academic administrator. He was the dean of McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management from 2005 to 2014. Since July 2015, he has served as the director of HEC Paris.Early life
Peter Todd was born in 1962 in Canada. He graduated from McGill University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in commerce, finance and information systems. He subsequently earned a PhD in business administration from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.Career
Todd was a professor of business administration at Queen's University from 1989 to 1997. He was a professor and associate dean at the University of Houston's Bauer College of Business from 1997 to 2001, and associate dean of graduate programs at the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce from 2002 to 2005. He returned to his alma mater, McGill University, in 2005, where he served as the dean of its Desautels Faculty of Management until 2014. During his tenure, he led a $75 million fundraising campaign.
Todd succeeded Bernard Ramanantsoa as the dean of HEC Paris in July 2015. Under his leadership, he has expanded the partnership with the University of Paris-Saclay.Personal life
Todd is married, and he has no children.
