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}}'''Dr. Indira V. Samarasekera''' is a Canadian academic administrator.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20100824174530/http://www.scotiabank.com/cda/content/0,1608,CID12292_LIDen,00.html</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080524010227/http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/newtrail/nav03.cfm?nav03=41976&nav02=41975&nav01=41974</ref> She was president and former vice-chancellor of the [[University of Alberta]] when she attended the [[2009 Bilderberg meeting]]. From 2010 to 2012, she attended the [[World Economic Forum]] in [[Davos]] and has participated as either a speaker or a moderator.
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==Background==
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Samarasekera was born in [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]], of [[Sri Lankan Tamil]] descent, and was married to a [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]],<ref>http://www.southasiamail.com/news.php?id=98708</ref> Sam Samarasekera and was divorced when her children were 7 and 3 years.<ref>http://www.womenofinfluence.ca/2016/09/01/indira-samarasekera-on-building-a-career-of-firsts/ </ref>
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She received her B.Sc. in [[Mechanical Engineering]] from the [[University of Sri Lanka]] in 1974 and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the [[University of California, Davis]] as a [[Fulbright]] Scholar in 1976.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20121202015032/http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/celebrate/citweek-samarasekera.asp</ref> In 1977, she immigrated to Canada, where she received her PhD in [[Metallurgical Engineering]] at the [[University of British Columbia]] in 1980. That year, she began working in the Department of Metals and Materials Engineering at UBC with a focus on the continuous casting and hot rolling of steel.<ref>http://www.sangam.org/articles/view2/?uid=431</ref>
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In 2000, she was appointed UBC's vice-president of research. During her time in that role, the university's research funding from government, private donors and industry more than doubled, from $149 million to $377 million.<ref name="walrusmagazine.com" >http://walrusmagazine.com/articles/2010.09-education-office-of-the-president/</ref>
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She succeeded Roderick Fraser as president and vice-chancellor of the [[University of Alberta]] on July 1, 2005, and sat two terms, ending June 30, 2015. She was the first female president of any university in [[Alberta]].
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As of July 1, 2015, she was succeeded by [[David H. Turpin|David Turpin]] as president of the [[University of Alberta]].
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==Board positions==
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Samarasekera was appointed to the board of directors for [[Scotiabank]] in 2008,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080908043311/http://www.scotiabank.com/cda/content/0,1608,CID12292_LIDen,00.html</ref> and for [[Magna International]] in 2014.<ref>http://www.magna.com/media/press-releases-news/news-page/2014/05/08/press-release---magna-announces-2014-annual-meeting-results</ref> She was appointed chair of the [[Worldwide Universities Network]] in 2012,<ref>http://www.wun.ac.uk/</ref> and on the CEO of the Year Advisory Committee<ref>http://www.ceoaward.ca/indirasamarasekera</ref> and has sat both board member and chair of the [[National Institute for Nanotechnology]] (NINT).
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Samarasekera is on the board of directors of [[TC Energy]], owner of the [[Keystone Pipeline]], appointed in 2016.<ref>https://www.tcenergy.com/about/governance/</ref>
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She has been member of Canada's Science, Technology and Innovation Council (STIC),<ref>http://www.stic-csti.ca/eic/site/stic-csti.nsf/eng/h_00008.html</ref> the Prime Minister's Advisory Committee on the Public Service,<ref>http://www.clerk.gc.ca/eng/feature.asp?featureId=19&pageId=244</ref> the Conference Board of Canada<ref>http://www.conferenceboard.ca/about-cboc/bod.aspx</ref>  and the [[Public Policy Forum]].
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In July 2009, the University of Alberta purchased Samarasekera's private residence for $930,000, representing approximately $180,000 profit for Samarasekera, and the home was renovated by the university.[29] University administration was criticized by some for the initiative, given budget shortfalls at the time.<ref>https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/u-of-a-buys-president-s-house-for-930-000-1.539505</ref>
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In the wake of deep government cuts to the cuts to the Alberta post-secondary sector in 2013, debate ensued on and off campus as to how the university should respond.<ref>https://archive.today/20130916024317/http://www2.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=bc4f8109-14ef-4e8c-b84f-5a8aac8cfdba</ref> Samarasekara undertook to limit her international travel. However, when personally invited by Alberta Premier Alison Redford, she traveled to China in September 2013 at a cost of $13,800. Responding to criticism, Samarasekara stated "people will find reasons to criticize me whichever way I do it."<ref>http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/781216/university-of-alberta-president-speaks-about-13800-china-trip/</ref>
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Person.png Indira Samarasekera   ZoominfoRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(bureaucrat)
Indira Samarasekera.jpg
Born1952-04-11
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalityCanadian
EthnicityTamil
Alma materUniversity of Sri Lanka, University of California/Davis, University of British Columbia
SpouseSam Samarasekera
Member ofTrilateral Commission
Canadian academic administrator, WEF, Bilderberg

Employment.png President and Vice-Chancellor

In office
1 July 2005 - 30 June 2015
EmployerUniversity of Alberta
Attended Bilderberg/2009.

Dr. Indira V. Samarasekera is a Canadian academic administrator.[1][2] She was president and former vice-chancellor of the University of Alberta when she attended the 2009 Bilderberg meeting. From 2010 to 2012, she attended the World Economic Forum in Davos and has participated as either a speaker or a moderator.

Background

Samarasekera was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, of Sri Lankan Tamil descent, and was married to a Sinhalese,[3] Sam Samarasekera and was divorced when her children were 7 and 3 years.[4]

She received her B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Sri Lanka in 1974 and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Davis as a Fulbright Scholar in 1976.[5] In 1977, she immigrated to Canada, where she received her PhD in Metallurgical Engineering at the University of British Columbia in 1980. That year, she began working in the Department of Metals and Materials Engineering at UBC with a focus on the continuous casting and hot rolling of steel.[6]

Administration

In 2000, she was appointed UBC's vice-president of research. During her time in that role, the university's research funding from government, private donors and industry more than doubled, from $149 million to $377 million.[7]

She succeeded Roderick Fraser as president and vice-chancellor of the University of Alberta on July 1, 2005, and sat two terms, ending June 30, 2015. She was the first female president of any university in Alberta.

As of July 1, 2015, she was succeeded by David Turpin as president of the University of Alberta.

Board positions

Samarasekera was appointed to the board of directors for Scotiabank in 2008,[8] and for Magna International in 2014.[9] She was appointed chair of the Worldwide Universities Network in 2012,[10] and on the CEO of the Year Advisory Committee[11] and has sat both board member and chair of the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT).

Samarasekera is on the board of directors of TC Energy, owner of the Keystone Pipeline, appointed in 2016.[12]

She has been member of Canada's Science, Technology and Innovation Council (STIC),[13] the Prime Minister's Advisory Committee on the Public Service,[14] the Conference Board of Canada[15] and the Public Policy Forum.

Spending

In July 2009, the University of Alberta purchased Samarasekera's private residence for $930,000, representing approximately $180,000 profit for Samarasekera, and the home was renovated by the university.[29] University administration was criticized by some for the initiative, given budget shortfalls at the time.[16]

In the wake of deep government cuts to the cuts to the Alberta post-secondary sector in 2013, debate ensued on and off campus as to how the university should respond.[17] Samarasekara undertook to limit her international travel. However, when personally invited by Alberta Premier Alison Redford, she traveled to China in September 2013 at a cost of $13,800. Responding to criticism, Samarasekara stated "people will find reasons to criticize me whichever way I do it."[18]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/200914 May 200917 May 2009Greece
Vouliagmeni		The 57th Bilderberg
WEF/Annual Meeting/201126 January 201130 January 2011World Economic Forum
Switzerland		2229 guests in Davos, with the theme: "Shared Norms for the New Reality".
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References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100824174530/http://www.scotiabank.com/cda/content/0,1608,CID12292_LIDen,00.html
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080524010227/http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/newtrail/nav03.cfm?nav03=41976&nav02=41975&nav01=41974
  3. ↑ http://www.southasiamail.com/news.php?id=98708
  4. ↑ http://www.womenofinfluence.ca/2016/09/01/indira-samarasekera-on-building-a-career-of-firsts/
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20121202015032/http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/celebrate/citweek-samarasekera.asp
  6. ↑ http://www.sangam.org/articles/view2/?uid=431
  7. ↑ http://walrusmagazine.com/articles/2010.09-education-office-of-the-president/
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080908043311/http://www.scotiabank.com/cda/content/0,1608,CID12292_LIDen,00.html
  9. ↑ http://www.magna.com/media/press-releases-news/news-page/2014/05/08/press-release---magna-announces-2014-annual-meeting-results
  10. ↑ http://www.wun.ac.uk/
  11. ↑ http://www.ceoaward.ca/indirasamarasekera
  12. ↑ https://www.tcenergy.com/about/governance/
  13. ↑ http://www.stic-csti.ca/eic/site/stic-csti.nsf/eng/h_00008.html
  14. ↑ http://www.clerk.gc.ca/eng/feature.asp?featureId=19&pageId=244
  15. ↑ http://www.conferenceboard.ca/about-cboc/bod.aspx
  16. ↑ https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/u-of-a-buys-president-s-house-for-930-000-1.539505
  17. ↑ https://archive.today/20130916024317/http://www2.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=bc4f8109-14ef-4e8c-b84f-5a8aac8cfdba
  18. ↑ http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/781216/university-of-alberta-president-speaks-about-13800-china-trip/
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