Dr. Rick Miner was President of Seneca College from 2001-2009 and remains today as its President Emeritus. He has also been Vice-President of the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and Director of the Canada/China Language and Cultural Program, Dean of Commerce, and MBA Director at Saint Mary’s University (SMU) in Nova Scotia. He has also held various other faculty positions at UNB, SMU and the University of Toronto.

Dr. Miner is Past Chair of the Committee of Presidents of Ontario Colleges, and has served on the boards of the Ontario Innovation Trust, Polytechnics Canada, the Toronto Region Research Alliance, The Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance and Seneca Corporation. He is also a member of the Millennium Scholarship Foundation.

Dr. Miner works closely with various federal government departments on issues that impact on immigration, skills shortages, innovation and commercialization. He is now an independent consultant with Miner Management Consultants, exploring demographic and labour market trends and solutions regarding building a dynamic and competitive economy.