Dr. Timothy Vine will become the 26th President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of King’s College on July 13, 2026.
Dr. Vine’s diverse leadership experience includes a combination of public policy expertise, system leadership, financial governance and academic rigour. Throughout his career, he has worked at the intersection of institutions and public life—supporting professionals, serving diverse communities, and building partnerships that strengthen legitimacy and impact. In both scholarship and executive practice, Dr. Vine has upheld a longstanding commitment to reconciliation, equity and respectful partnership.
Dr. Vine completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and political science at Huron University and a Masters of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degree in political science at the University of Western Ontario (UWO), where his area of focus was Indigenous reconciliation. He also completed a Master of Business Administration degree with a Chartered Professional Accountant concentration from Wilfrid Laurier University.
An experienced and engaged educator, Dr Vine has taught courses in policy, administrative ethics and public governance as a Sessional Lecturer at Algoma University. He taught managerial accounting at Cambrian College, a course in Colonialism, Indigeneity & Commemoration at the Willowbank School of Restoration Arts and political science at UWO. These roles have kept him connected to an academic mission and have informed his understanding of academic culture, curriculum development and the central importance of strong faculty–student relationships.
Dr. Vine is passionate about delivering systems change through policy innovation, and creating inclusive, responsive solutions to complex challenges. Before arriving at King’s, he was the President & CEO of North Shore Health Network in Northern Ontario, where he led integrated care delivery across three rural sites and established a track record of aligning institutional priorities with evolving provincial health policy. He led advocacy for physician stabilization, rural funding models and Indigenous health system equity.
He has worked in private equity and served as an Interim Co-CEO of Manitoulin Health Centre and Vice President Finance & Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer at St. Joseph’s General Hospital in Elliot Lake, Ont. Dr. Vine has an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Spanning his career, Dr. Vine has worked within municipal and provincial partnerships and has served on many boards, including in the roles of Tri-Chair for Algoma Ontario Health Team, Board Member at the University of Sudbury and Vice Chair & Treasurer for Manitoulin Legal Aid. He has led complex transformation and capital initiatives where progress is earned through clear governance, genuine consultation and sustained relationship-building with funders and partners. He brings that same discipline to King’s—ambitious in purpose, rigorous in execution and personally engaged in the work of convening, listening and mobilizing support.
Dr. Vine was drawn to King’s by its intellectual ambition and commitment to whole-person formation through serious engagement with text and ideas. He shares the university’s commitment to rigorous, interdisciplinary education and understands what it takes to align a community around priorities, communicate decisions clearly and deliver results while sustaining trust—work that positions Dr. Vine to lead King’s into its next chapter.