As Canada and the needs of Canadians have evolved, so too has the NRC - the root of much of the country's science and technology infrastructure. The following individuals have led the organization through its many adaptations to respond to Canada's most pressing challenges.
Feature series on the NRC's past presidents
The stories in this series are inspired by Wilfrid Eggleston's National Research in Canada: The NRC 1916-1966, which chronicles the NRC's evolution from a small advisory body to a vital national organization.
January 2024 to present
2020 to 2021

Mitch Davies
2021 to 2024
2016 to 2020

Iain S. Stewart
2010 to 2016

John R. McDougall
2005 to 2010

Pierre Coulombe
1994 to 2004

Arthur J. Carty
1989 to 1994

Pierre O. Perron
1980 to 1989

J. Larkin Kerwin
1967 to 1980

William G. Schneider
1963 to 1967

Bristow G. Ballard
1952 to 1962

Edgar W. R. Steacie
1944 to 1952

Chalmers J. Mackenzie
1935 to 1944

Andrew G. L. McNaughton
1923 to 1935

Henry M. Tory
1922 to 1923

Frank D. Adams
1921 to 1922

Robert A. Ross
1921

Robert F. Ruttan
1916 to 1921

Archibald B. Macallum