Nassif Ghoussoub, obtained his Doctorat d'état in 1979 from the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, France. His present research interests are in non-linear analysis and partial differential equations. He is currently a Professor of Mathematics, a "Distinguished University Scholar", and an elected member of the Board of Governors of the University of British Columbia for the period 2008-2013. He was the founding Director of PIMS (Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences) for the period 1996-2003, a co-founder of the MITACS Network of Centres of Excellence (Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems) and a member of its Board of Directors for the periods 1998-2003 and 2008-12. He is also the founder of BIRS (Banff International Research Station) and has been its Scientific Director since 2004. In June 2011, he became the Scientific Director of the MPrime network of Centres of Excellence. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2015.