its campus in downtown Vancouver. He became Vice President of University Relations at the University of Ottawa in September 2002. He led the university through a major re-branding initiative, and helped launch the largest fundraising campaign in the university's history, which exceeded its $200 million objective a year ahead of schedule. In September 2007, he moved to Queen's University, assuming the post of Vice Principal (Advancement). In January 2009, he returned to Ottawa to take a new position as president and CEO of the Public Policy Forum, an independent, non-partisan NGO that specializes in convening Canadian leaders on issues of public service and governance. In April 2016, he commenced his new role at Bow Valley College as Vice President, College Advancement and Chief External Relations Officer. Community service Mitchell has served on the boards of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver Aquarium and Marine Science Centre, the Ottawa Symphony, the Great Canadian Theatre company, the Parliamentary Centre and on the advisory committee of the Centre for the Study of Democracy at Queen's University. He is a Governor and Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. References External links 1954 births Anglophone Quebec people British Columbia Liberal Party MLAs Businesspeople from Montreal 20th-century Canadian historians Canadian nonprofit executives Canadian male non-fiction writers Living people Politicians from Montreal Queen's University at Kingston faculty Simon Fraser University alumni Simon Fraser University faculty University of Ottawa faculty Writers from Montreal