Jack N. Lightstone

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Dr. Jack N. Lightstone (born in Ottawa, Ontario) is the current and 5th serving President and Vice-Chancellor of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. He took office on July 1, 2006, to serve a five-year term as President and as a Professor of History under the Faculty of Humanities.

Prior to Brock, he was Provost and Vice-Rector at Concordia University in Montreal, where he is credited for leading an extensive (and ongoing) academic planning overhaul while under difficult budget constraints.

Dr. Lightstone received his BA from Carleton University in 1972, his MA in 1974 and went on to complete his PhD in 1977 at Brown University in Rhode Island.

An expert on ancient and contemporary North American Judaism, has lectured extensively and written six books. He is fluent in 3 languages - English, French and Hebrew.